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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.GARNER, Alan. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. A Tale of Alderley. London: Collins, 1960. 12mo, 224pp. Blue cloth with spine stamped in silver. Differing map endpapers. Spine ends and corners slightly rubbed, else a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (several tiny chips and small tears as well as some creasing along folds and edges).
First edition of this Carnegie Medal-winning authors first book, issued 9 years before it was published in the US. Susan and her brother, Colin, find themselves caught up in a frightening struggle between the magician Cadellin and the terrible Morrigan because the bracelet Susan wears is the key to an enchanted cave filled with sleeping knights. Garner weaves elements from Norse mythology, English folklore and Welsh legends to create a spellbinding story. The Moon of Gomrath was the sequel.
