Stewart (Mary) [Merlin Series], 5 vol., comprising The Crystal Cave, 1970, The Hollow Hills, a few marginal closed tears to dust-jacket at head, 1973, The Last Enchantment, 1979, The Wicked Day, cloth spine slightly faded, dust-jacket a little creased at head, 1983, The Price and the Pilgrim, 1995, first editions, all signed by the author or with signed presentation inscriptions to Sandra Clarke, original cloth, dust-jackets, spines slightly faded, a few nicks, overall an excellent set, 8vo, 1970-95.
⁂ A rare complete set of Stewart's acclaimed Merlin Series. Scarce to find as a complete set and signed.
Mary Stewart (1916-2014) celebrated for pioneering the romantic suspense genre and reimagining Arthurian legend in her acclaimed Merlin series (see lot xxx). Born in Sunderland, she taught Anglo-Saxon literature at Durham University before beginning her successful career as a novelist and becoming one of the highest-earning novelists of her generation, earning the reputation as "the Queen of Suspense".
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