MASQUERADE [Hardcover]

Kit Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 1987

Schocken Books. NY. Copyright-1979. This publication-1980. "First American edition". First printing (no later dates, number/letter lines). Blue boards with impression of author's initials (KW) on lower corner of front board. Gilt lettering on spine. Pumpkin colored endpapers. No markings or names inside or out. Book has faint dust discoloration along bottom edge, else/still fine. Original, unclipped dj ($9.95)-fine. In archival protector. A nice, clean copy.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Schocken; First American Edition edition (January 13, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080523747X
• ISBN-13: 978-0805237474
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still a profound challenge, September 4, 2001

By 

Douglas R. Briggs (Brentwood, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MASQUERADE (Hardcover)

Kit Williams created a beautiful golden, bejeweled hare, which he buried somewhere in England in 1980. He then created a picture book of his own artwork. Each picture hid both clues and false leads indicating the location of the buried jewel, and anyone was invited to seek after it and keep it for himself. Though the prize was found about a year later, the picture book remains one of the most challenging puzzles accessible to the ordinary person and is vastly entertaining in its own right.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic treat for the eyes and the mind, August 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: MASQUERADE (Hardcover)

I've owned this book for many years - since I was about ten years old - and I still don't tire of looking through it and marvelling at the wonderful combination of story, riddles and art. The story of Jack Hare's trials while trying to deliver a gift from the Lady Moon to Master Sun is engaging - thrilled me when I was young and puzzles-within-the-story were (and some still are) very challenging. The illustrations are lavish - and, of course, laden with clues to the mystery within the book. I certainly reccomend this for anyone who enjoys solving puzzles, reading fantasy or, best yet, both!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have searched to find this book!, May 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: MASQUERADE (Hardcover)

I have searched for this book, like some have searched for the jewel!

WOW. To finally find it. I was given a hard back copy of this book from my father in the mid 80's, probably the 87' printing.

What is this book about?, is it the book you've been searching for? This is the book "Masqureade" by Kit Williams. The book is now out of print, and the treasure has been found (and lost) so to speak since it's debut in the early 80's. Kit made this book to become like a world wide treasure hunt. The rabbit in the story is sent off with a beautiful necklace. A gift from the Moon to the Sun. The Moon has fallen in love with the Sun. But along the way the necklace gets lost. You are supposed to look for clues in the pages, in the riddles and find the hidden pictures to solve the riddle. If you were the first person to find all the clues and send Kit a letter with the details (all the answers being correct) you could go and get this necklace for yourself. You could own it. It was valued at [$$$] at the time the book was released. A year later the riddle was solved and yes the necklace was found. Although the story has a sad ending, apparently the people who found the necklace cheated.[...]There was also a later paperback printing of this book WITH the answers in the book. Since the jewel had already been found.

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