One night when Ludo is home alone, his family's only horse, Renti, escapes from the stable. Overcome with guilt and fear, Ludo follows Renti out in to the snow, and before long the pair find themselves in the House of the Archer, a gateway to the Zodiac. Here, the Archer tells Ludo that Renti is a Star Horse, and has chosen to return to his own kind. Ludo, says the Archer, may keep faith with Renti and accompany him, or, if he prefers, return home. Ludo decides that he must repay Renti's years of loyal service, and so the ...
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One night when Ludo is home alone, his family's only horse, Renti, escapes from the stable. Overcome with guilt and fear, Ludo follows Renti out in to the snow, and before long the pair find themselves in the House of the Archer, a gateway to the Zodiac. Here, the Archer tells Ludo that Renti is a Star Horse, and has chosen to return to his own kind. Ludo, says the Archer, may keep faith with Renti and accompany him, or, if he prefers, return home. Ludo decides that he must repay Renti's years of loyal service, and so the pair set off on a journey through the houses of the zodiac, or 'Star Countries'. They must pass through all twelve before catching the sun - but Ludo soon realises that many of the house rulers are less than hospitable. Dismissed by the imperious goat, chased by the crab, taunted by the bloodthirsty twins ...theirs is a perilous and unpredictable journey ...
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Good. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Gift inscription to half-title page. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition THUS. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Text and illustrations are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. First edition THUS, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Fair. Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well answers may be filled in. May be missing DVDs, CDs, Access code, etc. 100%Money-Back Guarantee! Ship within 24 hours! ! This is a ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly.
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Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is secure. Dust jacket is placed in a protective mylar cover. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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New. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; Gift quality first printing paperback shows a few light indentations on the glossy illustrated cover and negligible color loss at tips from storage. 166pp text is crisp and unread. There are no names, tears, marks or spine creases. First published 1974 in England by Brockhampton Press, this is the 1st Hodder Children's Books printing of 2001. Ludo lives in a little mountain village in Bavaria. One bitter winter's night, Renti, the family's only horse, escapes from the stable and Ludo follows him to bring him back. Here begins a fantastical tale that won the author a Scottish Arts Council award. 'Lady' Mary Stewart is married to the Emeritus Professor of Geology of Edinburgh Univ., now retired they live in the West Highlands of Scotland.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. A clean, tight copy in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Light wear to extremities. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clothbound in brown. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
