The Folk of the Air.
New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, 1986. First edition, first printing. Publisher's quarter red cloth, in Barclay Shaw dust jacket ($16.95). Fine in fine dust jacket with faint, shallow crease, in mylar cover. Item #236036
BEAGLE'S FORGOTTEN URBAN FANTASY
Set in a fictional California haunted by both history and unreality, The Folk of the Air is Peter S. Beagle’s most subtle meditation on the line between fantasy and farce. When Joe Farrell joins a troupe of costumed medievalists and finds their games bleeding into real magic, Beagle explores how people use fantasy to escape—and to return. A spiritual cousin to The Last Unicorn, this cult classic deserves renewed attention from readers of literary fantasy and mythic fiction alike.
Briefly inscribed by Beagle on the title page.
Price: $65.00