First US edition of this 1974 Newbery Award-winning novel, the second book in THE DARK IS RISING SEQUENCE.
Very good plus in a very good plus jacket.
Price: $550.00
"If you were born with the gift, then you must serve it, and nothing in this world or out of it may stand in the way of that service, because that is why you were born and that is the Law."
RISING is the sequel to OVER SEA, which had originally appeared eight years earlier in 1965. The five-book series would conclude in 1977 and draws heavily on Arthurian and other legends, mythology, as well as English and Celtic folklore. It remains a beloved classic, especially in Cooper's native Britain.
First printing. New York: Atheneum, 1973. 9'' x 5.5''. Original full black cloth. In original unclipped ($5.95) color pictorial jacket. Orange endpapers. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. [12], 216, [4] pages. Crease to front flap. Mild toning to jacket extremities, with some faint toning and occasional foxing internally. Overall, sound.
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