The Owl Service
Alan Garner
HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1st edition thus 2017
Originally published by William Collins in 1967, a children’s classic and a Carnegie Medal winner. This copy being the 50th anniversary edition with an introduction by Philip Pullman.
Hardback. Orange-red cloth-effect papered cover with gilt title and decoration to spine and upper board, blurb and decoration to lower board. No dustwrapper as published. pp [i-xvi], 1-239, [240]. Size: 8.75 x 5.5 inches approx. (222mm x 140mm).
Light bruising to spine ends; lightly knocked to lower corner of boards; some light indentations to upper board (visible in accompanying image). Some light age-toning to pages but otherwise clean throughout.
Overall, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy.
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