First printing of this Newbery Honor book, the second title in the Earthsea series, in which Ged meets the high priestess Tenar.
Near fine in a very good plus jacket.
Price: $650.00
"I don't think Harry Potter would have existed without Earthsea existing." <br />– Neil Gaiman, in the documentary WORLDS OF URSULA K. LE GUIN
The Earthsea books have become one of the most influential series in post-Tolkien fantasy despite, or perhaps because of, their consciously non-Western worldbuilding: Earthsea is an archipelago inhabited by characters who are not white, with no relation to a vaguely disguised Europe. Le Guin's profound study of Taoism is also a major feature of the trilogy. Above all, the beauty and depth of these books has established their lasting legacy in fantasy. THE TOMBS OF ATUAN picks up on the bildungsroman A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA, following the education and growing power of the wizard Ged, featuring a woman central character who navigates a patriarchal magic system. A landmark.
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First edition. New York: Atheneum, 1971. 9.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth with central silver-stamped runic ornament on front board, spine lettered in silver. In original unclipped ($5.50) blue pictorial dust jacket with illustration by Gail Garraty (no seal present). Red endpapers. Illustrated by Garraty with black-and-white images. Two pages of maps. Errata copyright slip pasted onto copyright page (see Currey). [10], 163 [1] pages. Spot of sunning to top corner of front jacket panel. Minor toning flaps, top edge. Faint rubbing. Touches of shelfwear to book. Overall, clean and sound.
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