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Jonathan Cape: London, 1965. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. All five novels in The Dark Is Rising fantasy series, OVER SEA, UNDER STONE, THE DARK IS RISING, GREENWITCH, THE GREY KING and SILVER ON THE TREE, first published in 1965, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1977 respectively. All five are the UK hardcovers, the first from Jonathan Cape, the remaing four from Chatto & Windus. EACH TITLE IS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. THE DARK IS RISING is a near fine dustjacket with wear and several short (under 1cm) closed tears along top spine edge: GREENWITCH is a fine copy in a fine dustjacket: THE GREY KING is a fine copy in a fine dustjacket: SILVER ON THE TREE IS a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. EACH OF THE FIVE VOLUMES IS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. Near fine copy in a near fine dustjacket with a little spine edge wear and light soiling to rear panel. Seem main entry for description/grading for the other four.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965-1977. First British editions and true firsts of each book in the Dark is Rising Sequence. Octavo, 5 volumes. Each copy is signed or inscribed by the author. Each are in excellent condition in the original dust jackets. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. One of the most celebrated fantasy sequences of all time, The Dark Is Rising is a searing, epic rendering of the eternal conflict between good and evil. It was inaugurated in 1965 with the U.K. publication of Over Sea, Under Stone by Jonathan Cape. The sequels were published 1973 to 1977, volume four, The Grey King (1975), won both the Newbery Medal, recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children", and the inaugural Welsh Tir na n-Og Award for English-language books with Welsh background. The concluding Silver on the Tree (1977) also won the annual Tir na n-Og Award.

London: Cape, 1965. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1965. A very good book (some small notes to the rear pastedown). Some spotting to the page edges and a faint stain to the top edge. In a very good complete dust wrapper with a faint stain to the rear edge. The rare first instalment of Cooper's 'Dark Is Rising' series - unaccountably scarce.

Folio Society,, 2011-2012. 5 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispieces, 35 fine coloured plates and grey endpapers; pictorial boards, buckram backs lettered in silver, a fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. One of the best-loved and most highly regarded children's sequences of the late twentieth century, Susan Cooper's pentalogy was first published between 1965 and 1977. Here each volume benefits from a new preface by the author. COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE; SIGNED COPIES THE MORE SO.

Folio Society,, 2011-2012. 5 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispieces, 35 fine coloured plates and grey endpapers; pictorial boards, buckram backs lettered in silver, a fine set in publisher's board slip-cases. One of the best-loved and most highly regarded children's sequences of the late twentieth century, Susan Cooper's pentalogy was first published between 1965 and 1977. Here each volume benefits from a new preface by the author. COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.

Cape. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, an ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers, boards slightly cocked, red line across the top page edges, minor loss to bottom of some pages (doesn't effect text) in an unclipped dustjacket which has a mark on the spine where a label has been removed, spine sunned. 252 pages, illustrations in the text and jacket by Margery Gill .

Harcourt Brace World, 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Gill, Margery. Ex-school library with typical marks including sticker and stamp inside front cover; envelope on rear endpage; small number stamped on the title page. A good solid book. Stated first American edition. The dust jacket has some fading and creasing; wrapped; the plastic is glued inside the covers; $3.50 price intact on front flap. Additional photos upon request. Illustrator: Gill, Margery. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 126474. .

Aladdin Fantasy. Collectible - Good. 2000. 1st, First Edition. Soft Cover. (T85) .

The Dark is Rising Sequence: Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King & Silver on the Tree / FULL COLOR PICTORIAL POSTER, Atheneum, 1977, first printing, measuring approximately 19" by 12" and most suitable for framing. A fine copy.

New York: Guild America. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1568652054 . This book includes: over Sea, under Stone, the Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, the Grey King, and Silver on the Tree. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks or tears, along with some light rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The bottom edge of the text block has several small spots of discoloration." Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian legends and Welsh folk heroes. For that work, in 2012 she won the lifetime Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association, recognizing her contribution to… Read more

Stated first Alladin Paperbacks edition. Book is new, but has some shelf wear.

Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. First Edition Thus. 220 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.