The Princess and the Goblin

Published as a serial in the monthly Good Words for the Young (London: {{publisher|Strahan & Co.}}), November 1870 to June 1871. (unknown source for dates)

George Macdonald was the editor of Good Words for the Young from October 1869 until he traveled to the US in September 1872. Chief illustrator {{a|Arthur Hughes}} provided the illustrations for several of Macdonald's contributions as a writer, including At the Back of the North Wind and The Princess and the Goblin. Source: Good Words for the Young at Victorian Web

Wikipedia and The FictionMags Index both cover the monthly Good Words (1860 to 1906), the first magazine launched by Alexander Strahan. Neither covers Good Words for the Young. (October 2019)

1st ed. (published November 1871 for the Christmas season, as 1872 reportedly) Burgundy pictorial cloth cover. Data from Sotheby's auction house. Price from advertisement "Strahan's New Books" The Scotsman 1871-11-23 p4 -- 30 illus by Hughes -- "Crown 8vo, cloth gilt extra, 5s." Advert Manchester Guardian 1871-12-05 p5 shows instead: -- "Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt edges, 6s." That is, evidently, 5s and (extra with gilt edges) 6s