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The Violet Apple: Available Copies

252 pp. Green boards with metallic pink lettering on the spine. Boards are ever so slightly curved. Vivid green dust jacket with white and violet lettering; very slight scuffing throughout. Lightly toned pages are clean and unmarked. Glued binding is intact but a bit loose, particularly between the quires. The front hinge is intact but visible for about 5 inches next to the title page. Includes an introduction by J.B. Pick. A scarce book from an often-overlooked genius of 20th-century writing, on the same level as Kafka, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien. Size: Octavo

ed. paperback about very good condition with a bit of wear and rubbing - shipping via USPS

The Violet Apple and The Witch by David Lindsay. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover. Rare. Clean text. Condition displayed in photos.

Lindsay, David : The Violet Apple and the Witch. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 1976. First paper. Edited by J.B. (John) Pick. Octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy pink pictorial wrappers, unattributed line drawing of the eponymous fruit to front wrap. [iv], 395, [396] blank. Intro (by British novelist-philosopher Colin Wilson), volume includes separate forewords (by Pick) to The Violet Apple and The Witch. Condition notes: a solid, unmarked copy of the slightly garish issue by Chicago Review Press. Moderate wear/rubbing to wrappers. Light foxing to edges. Relic moisture exposure to tail has left a slight stain to corner and light but noticeable rippling to tail inch throughout; no sticking or odors. Binding sound with no spine crease. Lindsay created some of the most original and memorable science fiction and fantasy of the early 20th Century - famously A Voyage to Arcturus, but also The Haunted Woman and several others (C.S. Lewis, notably, an enthusiast of the mythopoeic creation of the former). And finally, long after he died, these two stories saw publication. If you ever wondered what sort of wonders might ensue if a seed from the Garden of Eden is planted, then The Violet Apple is the book for you. We personally inspect every book we offer.

1976 Chicago Review Press paperabck edition. Some reading wear, rubbing to cover, small inscription to endpaper else good condition.

Reading crease to the spine. Lightly soiled on the edges of the page block. Cover lightly rubbed with a couple of small creases on the front cover.

395 pp. Violet wraps with black illustrations and lettering. Slight scuffing throughout, and half an inch of tape remnants on the bottom of both the front cover and the back cover. Perfectly intact binding, and square textblock with minor scuffing to the edges. Uncracked spine. Bright, clean pages. Includes an introduction by Colin Wilson and foreword by J.B. Pick. A scarce book from an often-overlooked genius of 20th-century writing, on the same level as Kafka, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien. Size: Octavo

1st UK edition. Publishers cloth in original dustwrapper. A very good dustwrapper and book. Slightest wear to edges and a few minor marks to wrapper. Slight marks to closed page edges. No inscriptions. PBFA Member. We welcome direct contact with our customers. Contact Neil Ewart Rare Books if you require any further information or images.

8vo, 252 pp. First UK edition. Green cloth boards. Very Good or better in Near Fine jacket. Light wear at front hinge. Lindsay, best known for A Voyage to Arcturus, shelved this strange lost novel. It was rediscovered in the mid-70s and is much sought out now by fans of his dreamy style of science fantasy.

First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced £5.50. Written after AVoyagetoArcturus but repeatedly rejected by publishers, the metaphysical novel remained unpublished until 1976. Uncommon. Boards slightly softened at head of spine; dust-jacket very good.

Hardback in dust wrapper. First edition, 1976. Blue boards with gold spine titles. 395pp. Seems like a proof or review copy as several pages have textual corrections, such as page 203 where "peotic" is changed to poetic and occasional indications that some sections of text require moving. Otherwise the pages are clean. The spine has a thin crease running the length and slight rubbing to ends, else the book is VG with minor signs of use only. The unclipped dw has mild surface scuffing to exposed edges and light edge wear with some short tears, although minimal loss. Mildly age-toned internally, but overall in attractive condition. Photos available on request.

Book measures 20.5x13.cm. 252pp. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket has some brown spotting on edges of inner flap. Jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A near fine copy, in a very good dust jacket. Size: 8vo

395 pp. Blue boards with gold lettering on the spine. Bumps to the edges. Violet dust jacket with black lettering and illustrations; slight scuffing throughout and minor wear to the extremities along the spine. Two quarter-inch tape remnants on the top and bottom of both the front and back loose endpapers. Perfectly intact binding, and square textblock with minor scuffing to the edges. Bright, clean pages with no markings. Includes an introduction by Colin Wilson and foreword by J.B. Pick. A scarce book from an often-overlooked genius of 20th-century writing, on the same level as Kafka, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien. Size: Octavo

First Edition. A hardback UK First Edition in Very Good or better condition, a little softening to top & base spine otherwise Fine / Like New, no inscriptions or bookplates etc., in a Fine dustjacket, very minor evidence of shelving. Very scarce, especially in this wonderful condition. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.