The Box of Delights

The Box of Delights, by John Masefield.

London: The Folio Society, [2012]. First printing thus. Introduction by Adèle Geras, illustrations by Sara Ogilvie. 228 × 161 × 29 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xiv, [1–2] 3–257 [258]: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 18, 50, 67, 114, 147, 194, 211 and 243). Type: Wilke. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full dark green buckram blocked in white and reds with design by Ogilvie; red endleaves. Dark green slip case.

Notes

John Masefield's classic children's fantasy novel following young Kay Harker, who encounters a mysterious man named Cole Hawlings. Cole entrusts Kay with a magical box that allows him to travel through time and shrink in size. As Kay discovers the box's wondrous abilities, he must also protect it from the sinister magician Abner Brown and his gang, who will stop at nothing to possess its powers. Set during the Christmas season, the novel blends adventure, magic, and the spirit of the holidays in a captivating tale.

Condition

Fine book with pages tightly bound and free of inscriptions. In like slipcase with most minor shelf-wear.

Please note we also have the prequel to The Box of Delights in our shop - The Midnight Folk - in the same Folio Society edition, in case you are in the search for both titles.