The Dark is Rising - UK 1st Paolo gasparini softcover with Japanese folds

softcover with Japanese folds

Endlessly fascinated by Tokyo and the need to revisit

focusing on the ephemeral nature of light

This book explores Ralph Gibson's photographic pairings both visually and verbally

Medium format hardback in new condition

The Dark is Rising - UK 1st Paolo gasparini softcover with Japanese foldsFirst UK edition, first impression in near fine condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm. The jacket is from a latter edition (1977) now in removable protective sleeve. About The Dark Is Rising is a 1973 children's fantasy novel by Susan Cooper. The second in The Dark Is Rising Sequence. The book won a Newbery Honor. It has been described as a "folkloric tale of an English boy caught in a battle between light and dark".