In black boards with copper foil to type. Tiny spot worn through to bottom rear corner and light wear to spine ends. Clean with tight binding. Jacket is price-clipped with silver Newbery Honor book medal to cover, edgewear/nicks and wear to spine ends/corners and top of front panel with a couple tiny chips to former. 14th Printing.

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Title: The Dark is Rising
Publisher: Athenuem, New York
Publication Date: 1985
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0689303173
ISBN 13: 9780689303173
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Printing: 14th Printing
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift-- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.

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Susan Cooper is one of our foremost fantasy authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books’ accolades include the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and five shortlists for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history in Victory (a Washington Post Top Ten Books for Children pick), King of Shadows, Ghost Hawk, and her magical The Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, which won the Scottish Arts Council’s Children’s Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com.

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