The Hamish Hamilton Book of Goblins

Overview:

  • Title: The Hamish Hamilton Book of Goblins
  • Author: Alan Garner
  • Year: 1969
  • Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
  • Price: 30/-
  • Pages: ix+227
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Anthology
  • Title Reference: The Term
  • Notes:
    • First edition of the anthology (or collection; see the main Title)
    • Price from publisher advertisement "Christmas Books from Hamish Hamilton" (only 3), The Guardian 1969-11-03 p9, "This notable addition to a distinguished series is finely illustrated by Krystyna Turska."
    • WorldCat library record OCLC 25058 reports ISBN 0241017300 (probably that of an undated 1972 reissue, {{OCLC|367506306}}) and provides a list of Contents (41? stories and poems). OCLC 806423235 gives page-count VIII, 227. OCLC 639737520 as "[1970] (c)1969" notes -- "Notes and sources": pages 222-226.
    • This volume of series "The Hamish Hamilton Book of ..." not found 2018-09-14 at Amazon UK/US.
    • One seller description at ABEbooks opens, "May 01, 1969."; it gives no explanation of the date, nor any edition/printing number.
    • Cover artist is interior illustrator Turska --presumed with support from one ABEbooks seller image of the front cover, offered as 1969 and "First edition, first printing" (yet header displays ISBN-10: 0241017300) shows front cover illustration that matches the Turska illustration of US A Cavalcade of Goblins and the Puffin Book of Goblins (viewed at Amazon and ISFDB).