L. Sprague de Camp; Fletcher Pratt — The Incomplete Enchanter

Philadelphia, The Prime Press, 1950 . Cloth. A bright copy of L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt's collection of two fantasy novellas, set in a magical world that is parallel to our own. First published in 1940 in the magazine 'Unknown', this is a later April 1950 printing of the work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This is the first work in the Harold Shea series by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, taking place in a parallel world which coexists with our own, and where magic exists.Reviewing the 1950 edition, Boucher and McComas described the series as 'a high point in the application of sternest intellectual logic to screwball fantasy&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Small chips to dust wrapper back strip head and tail. With back strip, front wrap fore edge age, and rear wrap perimeters age toned. Front hinge a touch strained to tail, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.