WORLD OF WONDERS
first edition
1976 · New York
by Davies, Robertson
New York: The Viking Press, 1976. Octavo, printed orange wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first U.S. edition. Third novel in the Deptford trilogy, preceded by FIFTH BUSINESS (1970) and THE MANTICORE (1972), in which "a strange murder opens the way for an exploration of hidden longings and fantastical discoveries. Using the realms of magic and myth as haloed the archetypes of Jungian psychology, the characters walk a glittering labyrinth of plot and subplot which leads to self-knowledge and expiation." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 252. Light wear to upper corner tips, several light creases to front cover, top and fore-edges of text block lightly foxed, a very good plus copy. (#105784) (Inventory #: 105784)