THE CREAM OF THE JEST (Lineage of Lichfield) : A Comedy of Redemption (1971 - Ballantine Adult Fantasy #02364-1) by Cabell, James Branch. (intro By Lin Carter) - 1971

Pan/Ballantine , 1971 . Paperback. . Paperback. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. Good+ paperback (light edgewear, pages age-toned, contents clean and unmarked).

Pan, 1972. Mass Market Paperback. Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Pan/Ballantine, 1971-01-01. Paperback. Good. 112x64x16. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show moderate edge wear, rubbed and creased corners, creased spine.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Pan/Ballantine, 1971. Paperback. Very Good. 7x4x1. Paperback. Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series. Bookstore stamp on front endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned and foxed. Covers show very minor shelving wear, creased spine, rubbing to corners.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Pan/Ballantine, 1972T. paperback. Very Good. 0.7283 8.4291 5.8504. Shows minor wear.

New York: Del Rey, 1979 Some wear and creasing to the covers. Reading creases to the spine. Pages mildly toned. Otherwise a clean copy. Cover art by Howard Koslow. Introduction by Lin Carter. Second Ballantine printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued.

Ballantine, 1971. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Paperback / softback. New. The Cream of the Jest (1923) is a novel by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a lowly pawnbroker can encounter monsters, gods, and devils, The Cream of the Jest is one work in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. Partly inspired by the obscenity trial surrounding his novel Jurgen, a Comedy of Justice, The Cream of the Jest is a metafictional blend of literary criticism and fantasy fiction about an author whose sudden fame shocks his sleepy hometown. To the people of Lichfield, Felix Kennaston is an unremarkable neighbor whose literary ambitions are pursued in secrecy and obscurity. While completing a fantasy novel, he discovers a strange talisman not unlike the one his hero Horvendile presented to his beloved Ettare. That night, Felix meets Ettare in a dream, inspiring him to rewrite the story's ending. When it is published, charges of obscenity threaten to sink his dreams before… Read More

Random House Publishing Group, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.