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The Golden Key
by MACDONALD, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0370012658
- ISBN 13
- 9780370012650
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head, 1972. Book. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. Very Good. Hardcover. First UK. Hardback: 10 b/w plates by MAURICE SENDAK, dj is a little dusty, lovely silver decorated covers, very slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 86pp. Afterword by W.H. Auden. First published in 'Dealings with Fairies' in 1867. The story of a boy and a girl, Mossy and Tangle, and of their strange quest together with the golden key,.
Synopsis
This is an ideal fairy tale uniquely revealing an atmosphere of spiritual peace. It is the story of a boy and a girl who live on the edge of Fairyland. The boy has been told that there is a golden key at the end of the rainbow, and this key is not to be sold and no one knows the door it can open--only that this door leads somewhere marvelous. When he finally sees a rainbow he follows it across the border into Fairyland and finds the golden key. During this time the girl, who is very much ill-treated, wanders into the Fairyland forest while following a mysterious owl-like flying fish. On this ramble she meets an attractive ageless woman and discovers that she will be journeying with the boy in search of the keyhole the key will fit. The trek is long and remarkable as they meet some wise old men and distinctive sights until, at last, they find the keyhole. The ending is a surprise, but the poet W.H. Auden recommends that the reader should just allow himself to be enthralled by these charming, haunting symbols. Please Note: This book has been reformatted to be easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mad Hatter Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24B29
- Title
- The Golden Key
- Author
- MACDONALD, George
- Illustrator
- Maurice Sendak
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First UK
- ISBN 10
- 0370012658
- ISBN 13
- 9780370012650
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Children's & Young Adult, Fairy Tales
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's - Fairy Tales and Folklore;
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Auckland
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