The Midnight Folk

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The Mutiny: Captain Harker's crew mutinied and marooned him so they could steal the treasure. The subsequent history of the treasure turns out to involve several more mutinies and maroonings with the same motivation. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rowland Hilder (illustrator). New Edition. The first Kay Harker story. Reprint of the 1957 edition. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder. Inscription on front free endpaper and some slight foxing. Otherwise in very good bright condition. Interestingly, early on in the book, Kay reads the names of his long-lost toys ('The Guards') and among them are the names Jemima, Maria, Susan and Peter which of course are the names of the Jones children in The Box of Delights written years later. A little boy, Kay Harker, finds himself in a race against the evil Abner Brown. Abner has the Pouncer Seven, his witch friends, and their dark magic but Kay has the very special Midnight Folk to help him - Nibbins, the cat, Bitem, the fox and Blinky, the owl. But which side will find the treasure first? Masefield’s first volume of oetry, Salt-Water Ballads, was published in 1902, however, it was not until the publication of The Everlasting Mercy in 1911 that he made his mark on the literary scene. The success of his second book was followed by the publication of several long narrative poems, including Dauber (1914) and Reynard the Fox (1919).

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1985). 152pp. Good copy with 1" closed tear to top edge, errata sheet pasted on verso front cover, programme alterations sheet laid in. In a race against time, Kay is pitted against the evil Abner Brown and his dark magic. But Kay has the very special Midnight Folk to help him. Nibbins the cat, Bitem the fox and Blinky the owl. Not to mention a rat, an otter and a bat! Plus a tribe of toys, including his beloved Edward the Bear. A membership for yourself or as a gift for a special reader will promise a year of good reading. Join NYRB Classics Book Club First illustrated edition. 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and vignette. A good copy, some fading to upper cover and spine, with a small cup mark to upper cover and some light wear to tail of spine. Front joint beginning to split. Illustrated by Rowland Hillier, with pictorial endpapers, six colour plates and lots of line drawings. Haggis Is Horrible: The Rat fondly recalls a time when a haggis was delivered to Kay's family but had gone bad and was thrown away — so he got it all to himself.Kay's toys (known as "the guards") have been taken away from him at the start of the book, apparently because they will remind him of his parents; there is a strong implication that Kay's parents are deceased. The guards play little part in the main narrative but have a critical role in the final recovery of the treasure.

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Niugini Niugini: A Trilogy of Folk Operas - Sail the Midnight Sun; My Tide Let Me Ride; The Dance of the Snail The independent-minded quarterly magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it's more like having a well-read friend than a subscription to a literary review. Masefield the children’s writers is unbeatable… The Midnight Folk is a truly remarkable book.”– Daily Telegraph (London)But not all the creatures that haunt the night are friendly: a coven of witches is also after the treasure, led by the scheming Abner Brown and the sinister Mrs Pouncer, and woe betide anyone who gets in their way.