The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper [FIRST EDITION] 1974 • Later Printing • The Dark is Rising #2

he Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper and illustrated by Alan E. Cober [THE DARK IS RISING #2]

FIRST EDITION RE-PRINT [1974] ATHENEUM • MARGARET K. MCELDERRY

Stated third Printing on copyright page but barcode indicates a more recent printing circa late 80's / early 90's.  

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.  Light wear.  Reads like new.  Dust jacket now housed in a new archival quality jacket protector.

This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining.

It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. This will be a birthday like no other. Will discovers that he has the power of the Old Ones, and that he must embark on a quest to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.

The second novel in Susan Cooper's highly acclaimed Dark is Rising sequence.