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This is an auction for THE TREASURE OF THE MIST by W W Tarn.
"The Student and Fiona lived in a little gray house on the shores of a gray sea-loch in the Isle of Mist. The Student was a thin man with a stoop to his shoulders, which old Anne MacDermott said came of reading books; but really it was because he had been educated at a place where this is expected of you. Fiona, when she was doing nothing else, used to help Anne to keep house, rather jerkily, in the way a learned man may be supposed to like..."
Amazon.com reviews:
"A classic fantasy, describing the adventures of two children, Fiona and the Urchin, on the Isle of Skye. Prompted by a mysterious hawker, they set out to search for the treasure of the Isle of Mist and find it is far different from what they expected."
"It is difficult to categorize this story by today's diminished standards. A children's fairy tale, a young adult allegory, a morality tale, magical fantasy realism perhaps? Well let us say this was written in a different time and has all the advantages and obstacles that the modern reader experiences with so much literature that sets out to do exactly what the author wants and not a scintilla more. A young girl's treasure hunt that will lead to a philosophical understand of life. Along the way she experiences ghosts, talking animals of every type, treachery, love and concern and dark caves. Interesting and rewarding if approached with a kindred spirit that matches the author's."
FIVE STARS!!! If you want to visit fairyland for real, this book opens a door. You will find the treasure.
More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.
See also:
http://fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/w-w-tarn-the-treasure-of-the-isle-of-mist/
Hardback 1959.
150 pages.
Very good condition.
The cost of shipping is $4.95.
There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.
Payment within seven days, please.
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