Masefield (John) The Box of Delights, first edition, William Heinemann, 1935.

Masefield (John) The Box of Delights, first edition, pictorial endpapers, original cloth, slight fading to spine, spotting to upper cover, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, light browning to spine, spine a little chipped at head, three neat strengthening tape repairs to verso, a few small nicks to upper edge, spotting to front panel, an excellent copy overall, 8vo, William Heinemann, 1935. *** The second book in Masefield's influential children's fantasy series. Authors such as Angela Carter, C.S. Lewis and Alan Garner have noted the influence of Masefield's children's books on their writing. The print-run for The Box of Delights was only half that of the first book in the series The Midnight Folk rendering it comparatively scarce in the dust-jacket in good condition.

Estimate:£750

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