The House of Arden

The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations, and the last members of the Arden line, Edred, Elfrida, and their Aunt Edith, have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in. Just before his tenth birthday, Edred inherits the title of Lord Arden; he also learns that the missing fortune will be his if—and only if—he can find it before he turns ten. With no time to lose, Edred and Elfrida secure the help of a magical talking creature, the temperamental Mouldiwarp, who leads them on a treasure hunt through the ages. Together, brother and sister visit some of the most thrilling periods of history and test their wits against real witches, highwaymen, and renegades. They find plenty of adventure, but will they find the treasure before Edred’s birthday?

Published 1967.

Ex library copy. Binding of book is loose. Missing dust jacket. Heavy shelfwear, tape and annotations in marker on covers of book. Heavy tanning and foxing on edges of book. Spine is taped. Library slip, several stamps and sticker on front endpaper. Several stamps on back endpaper. Endpapers hed by tape with moderate creasing, some foxing and several stains. Heavy foxing, creasing, stamps and several stains on most pages. Inserts remain intact.