The Magus by John Fowles [FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING] 1965 the long valley He writes with equal force

He writes with equal force about the blithe energies of youth ("Boys") and the rueful onset of middle age ("Hawaiian Night")

Set in landscapes as diverse as ancient Babylon

There's an avaricious but inept wizard

In the summer of 1961 just as the Berlin Wall is about to slam shut the last escape route out of Eastern Europe

often helpful look at various fads

The Magus by John Fowles [FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING] 1965 the long valley He writes with equal forceThe Magus by John Fowles FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING [1965] LITTLE BROWN & CO. Ex Library copy. Dust jacket looks great, but is permanently fixed to book; a few small edge tears. *Book has staining to text block and to margins of several pages, as well as a spine crack along last page. Lib stamp on first page; and dates handwritten up and down rear flyleaf. [see last 3 4 photos] At the center of The Magus is Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who