William Mayne — Plot Night & on the Stepping Stones

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1963. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition children's stories from English writer, William Mayne. Two volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Written by William Mayne, an English writer of children's fiction named one of the outstanding children's authors of the twentieth century by the Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. The author's works are often found to be scarce. This set includes: Plot Night, 1963. In just a few days time, Plot Night would come, but this year in the confusion of the darkness no bonfire would be lit. Illustrated by Janet Duchense, a British illustrator. On the Stepping Stones, 1963. Walking across the fields with Grandpa leading the big horse Star, Dorothy, Jean, and young Anthea are going to paddle. They have no idea what danger awaits them. Illustrated by Prudence Seward, an English artist and illustrator. In the original full pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrappers are smart with light wear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: Janet Duchesne; Prudence Seward. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.