Fortune (Dion) The Sea Priestess
£650
London, Published by the author, 1938.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Fortune’s fourth novel, often regarded as her most important work of fiction. An exploration of magic and the Great Goddess, she writes ‘This is a book with an undercurrent: upon the surface a romance; underneath a thesis upon the theme: “All women are Isis, and Isis is all women”‘.
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Minor foxing to extremities of text-block, previous owner’s signature to front free endpaper; cloth very slightly lightened at spine but overall very good; jacket with some chipping at spine ends and fore corners, some spotting and general rubbing, but overall good.
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