Lune

1971 · 13157scs — New York: Atheneum 1971. First Edition Stated. Octavo orange cloth hardcover 244 pp. Near-Fine with lightly rubbed edges in a Very Good dust jacket with foxing age darkened spotting. From jacket: Every creature every living thing in The Great Land was in danger. The Beasts huge creatures of destruction were loose and were blighting everything that lived. Into this situation came Maris and Jetty and Maris’ two pets Scuro and Nick-Claws after a fearful Halloween adventure that plunged them into the sea and up on the shore of the Great Land. It soon became apparent that only they could do what needed to be done. It meant a long and dangerous journey the laying of plans that might or might not work and explorations and operations in the very heart of Beast territory. To help them the four acquired an array of friends.It was a dangerous and daring enterprise. There were fierce battles narrow escapes desperate journeys and unforseen disasters. Yet there were moments of timelessness as the work progressed and a comradeship that transcended the moments of despair. It was a time of growing and discovery right up to the end. Atheneum, 1971. First Edition, Stated. hardcover books