john crowley

in this bookseller’s opinion the most underrated writer of the 20th century - one of the greats - and, unrelatedly, this bookseller’s very favorite writer -  make no mistake - he will be studied and beloved and ruined for centuries to come - his first four novels, his only four long-form fantasies - chess, lions, stories, country mice - ‘engine summer’ and ‘little, big’ - the latter the greatest fantasy of the 2nd half of the 20th - in particular stand as desert island picks  - and this edition of ‘little, big”s cover is to be vastly preferred over harper’s ponderous reissue

“the deep”

bantam 1984. 12mo. 176pp. vg. a very clean copy with some rubbing on exterior lower fifth of spine.

$10

“beasts”

bantam 1978. 12mo. 211pp. g. somewhat worn and bent exterior. clean pages.

$10

“engine summer”

bantam 1980. 12mo. 209pp. vg. a very clean copy. 

$20

“little, big”

bantam 1983. 12mo. 627pp. g+. front cover and spinned worn and in places chipped. clean pages.

$12