This is a beautifully told story about a medieval castle on the border between England and Wales, the castle's modern-day keeper and his young son, and their discovery of a magnificent hoard of buried treasure. It is however, essentially a parable with a clear moral view -- right is might and virtue does prevail. In this exciting children's story with a universal message, readers of Graves will recognise again, his hatred of the technology of destruction, his belief in a code of honour, sportsmanship and fair play, and his ...
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This is a beautifully told story about a medieval castle on the border between England and Wales, the castle's modern-day keeper and his young son, and their discovery of a magnificent hoard of buried treasure. It is however, essentially a parable with a clear moral view -- right is might and virtue does prevail. In this exciting children's story with a universal message, readers of Graves will recognise again, his hatred of the technology of destruction, his belief in a code of honour, sportsmanship and fair play, and his loathing of army jam.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. 1st edition, 1980, with illustrations by Elizabeth Graves & an afterword by William David Thomas. A clean, tidy copy; dust jacket not price-clipped.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition (so stated). 8vo. 10 b/w illustrations by Elizabeth Graves. Afterword by William David Thomas. Dust jacket designed by Keith Cunningham (unclipped). Fine. 69 pages. No signatures or bookplates. First publication of the manuscript, written during the 1930s.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Elizabeth Graves. With an Afterword by William David Thomas. Light spotting on the page edge else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Elizabeth Graves. Afterword by William David Thomas. Very faint sticker shadow on front pastedown, else fine in fine dustwrapper.