Steve Augarde — Touchstone Trilogy

London, David Fickling Books, 2005-2008. First edition. Cloth. An excellent complete first edition set of the Touchstone Trilogy from British author Steve Augarde, signed by the author. Complete in three volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. Written and illustrated by Steve Augarde, a British author and artist who has written and illustrated several novels for children and young adults as well as over seventy picture books for younger children. The complete Touchstone Trilogy, being: The Various, 2005. Eleven-year old Margaret Walters, better known as Midge, is sent to stay with her Uncle Brian at Mill Farm in Somerset, England while her mother is on tour with the orchestra. But she soon stumbles across secrets about her childhood, which make her wonder about where she came from. Celandine, 2006. Celandine is running away from the boarding school she was sent to by her parents, it is her third escape attempt. She returns to her home farm but does not wish to enter an angry confrontation with her father. Instead, she climbs the hill and signals to "little people". Winter Wood, 2008. Life is changing for Midge, and she has little time to think about the extraordinary events of the last summer. Her discovery of the hidden tribes is all but a dream to her now. But the voice calling to her in the winter darkness one night is certainly real enough. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Steve Augarde. Fine/Fine.