Helen Cresswell – Moondial – First Edition 1987
£675.00
A first edition, first printing of Moondial by Helen Cresswell, published by Faber and Faber, London in association with the National Trust, in 1987. A near fine copy dated in blue ink to verso of rear free end paper, with toning to the text block, a small spot to the upper edge of text block and similarly to fore-edge of prelims. In a very good unclipped wrapper, with fading to the spine, pushing to the spine tips and foxing to the upper and lower internal edges. Illustrated by Patrick Lynch.
Moondial by Helen Cresswell is a witty, eerie children’s fantasy blending ghost story and time slip. When Minty and her family move into an old house, a mysterious moondial allows her to travel into the past and befriend a lonely Victorian girl. Cresswell balances humour with melancholy, exploring friendship, neglect and resilience. The novel is sharply observant about adults and children alike, offering emotional depth beneath its playful, suspenseful surface. It remains a modern classic fantasy.
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A first edition, first printing of Moondial by Helen Cresswell, published by Faber and Faber, London in association with the National Trust, in 1987. A near fine copy dated in blue ink to verso of rear free end paper, with toning to the text block, a small spot to the upper edge of text block and similarly to fore-edge of prelims. In a very good unclipped wrapper, with fading to the spine, pushing to the spine tips and foxing to the upper and lower internal edges. Illustrated by Patrick Lynch.
Moondial by Helen Cresswell is a witty, eerie children’s fantasy blending ghost story and time slip. When Minty and her family move into an old house, a mysterious moondial allows her to travel into the past and befriend a lonely Victorian girl. Cresswell balances humour with melancholy, exploring friendship, neglect and resilience. The novel is sharply observant about adults and children alike, offering emotional depth beneath its playful, suspenseful surface. It remains a modern classic fantasy.
