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It's time for a thread of (my) editions of Alan Garner's "The Owl Service" & related books. I'd love to hear what you think, and all about your own copies. And do, please, share if you enjoy it.

Anyway, off to the magical Shelf of Garner...

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"The Owl Service", Alan Garner, Collins, 1967

Starting at the beginning, here's the first edition of "The Owl Service", with a jacket design by Kenneth Farnhill.

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"The Owl Service", Alan Garner, Collins, 1967

Here's the plate design, created by Griselda Greaves from the original plates belonging to her mother, Betty, and now in print for the first time on the paste-down and free endpapers of the hardback.

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