Penguin 1st Edition, published 1937.
Left for a moment alone at a birthday party, the children make a pact never to grow old; in the very next scene we encounter a married couple, two of the partying children, married, a bit dissatisfied with life and hungry for the excitement of love and youth. Into this world and the lives of their own children steps a strangely naive and innocent man, Mr. Martin, who transforms their ordinary lives, returning them to a world of love, adventure, and magic.
But all threatens to come crashing down upon them as they gradually perceive who Mr. Martin actually is: the child from the party who demanded their promises of eternal youth. Suddenly the past, demanding its priorities, endangers the lives of their own children, and they must outwit their own innocent commitments in order to allow the next generation to exist.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Faded spine with some minor wear to both ends. Mark to top section of front cover. Very light crease to top right of front cover. Very light foxing to front covers. Some grubbiness and light crease to top right of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1937.
Left for a moment alone at a birthday party, the children make a pact never to grow old; in the very next scene we encounter a married couple, two of the partying children, married, a bit dissatisfied with life and hungry for the excitement of love and youth. Into this world and the lives of their own children steps a strangely naive and innocent man, Mr. Martin, who transforms their ordinary lives, returning them to a world of love, adventure, and magic.
But all threatens to come crashing down upon them as they gradually perceive who Mr. Martin actually is: the child from the party who demanded their promises of eternal youth. Suddenly the past, demanding its priorities, endangers the lives of their own children, and they must outwit their own innocent commitments in order to allow the next generation to exist.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Faded spine with some minor wear to both ends. Mark to top section of front cover. Very light crease to top right of front cover. Very light foxing to front covers. Some grubbiness and light crease to top right of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
