March 2021 Catalogue

11 I m a g i n e d W o r l d s E a r l y M a r c h 2 0 2 1 First English Edition Of J onathan Strange & Mr Norrell , Signed By Susanna Clarke And Illustrator Portia Rosenberg 9. CLARKE, Susanna. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. London, 2004. Octavo, original white paper boards, dust jacket. $750. Click for more info Preferred first English edition of Clarke’s Hugo Award-winning debut novel, boldly signed by on the title page by both Susanna Clarke and illustrator Portia Rosenberg. Praised by Neil Gaiman as “unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last 70 years,” Susanna Clarke’s impressive first novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell , displays an imagination that “is prodigious, her pacing is masterly and she knows how to employ dry humor in the service of majesty” ( New York Times ). Awarded the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novel, it “describes the partnership between two magicians and how it degenerates into rivalry” ( New Yorker ). A beautiful signed copy in fine condition. “To a magician there is very little difference between a mirror and a door.”