{"product_id":"the-dark-is-rising-susan-cooper-illustrated-folio-society-5","title":"The Dark is Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society, [2012]. First printing thus. With a new preface by the author, illustrated by Laura Carlin. 229 × 161 × 27 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xi [xii], [1–6] 7–223 [224–228]: [8] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 36, 84, 101, 132, 181, 196 and 213). Type: Elysium with Clairvaux for display. Printed and bound by Grafos in quarter blue buckram with paper boards printed with design by Carlin; dark grey endleaves. Dark grey slip case. Second in eponymous series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear-fine book with pages clean, bright and tightly bound. In a good slipcase with a few small stains to panels and slight discolouration around the opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1973, 'The Dark is Rising' is the second book in The Dark Is Rising sequence and was a Newbery Honor Book. Rooted in British folklore and myth, it is the tale of Will Stanton, an eleven-year-old boy who discovers he is one of the Old Ones—guardians of the Light tasked with battling the forces of Darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53061457346899,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/The-Dark-is-Rising-SUSAN-COOPER-Illustrated-LAURA-CARLIN-Folio-Society-2012_1_960aab43-6462-43f1-bf41-ef6fdc6c4a72.webp?v=1771768073","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-dark-is-rising-susan-cooper-illustrated-folio-society-5","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}