The Midnight Folk by John Masefield (The Folio Society, 2013) illustrations by Sara Ogilvie

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The Midnight Folk | John Masefield | The Folio Society, 2013 | illustrations by Sara Ogilvie

 

The Midnight Folk

by John Masefield, introduction by Alison Lurie
The Folio Society, third printing 2013

A children’s fantasy novel by the Poet Laureate John Masefield, originally published in 1927 by William Heinemann; the sequel ‘The Box of Delights’ following in 1935.

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This edition from the Folio Society with illustrations by Sara Ogilvie was first published in 2011, this copy being a 2013 printing.

Hardback. Publisher’s decorated purple cloth with title to spine; orange endpapers. Housed in a custom-made slipcase with purple buckram ends and red-orange Clairefontaine Ingres papered sides. pp xii, [1]-198, [6] blank, plus colour plates. Size: 9 x 6.5 inches approx. (229mm x 163mm).

A nice, clean copy that appears unread; very attractive in its complementing custom slipcase – quite lovely.

£85.00

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