Masquerade held clues, both visual and verbal, that once solved, led to a golden hare encrusted in jewels buried in the UK countryside worth thousands of dollars. There are various formats and ways these treasure hunts can be constructed. Learn more about the Masquerade Solution.Ī basic definition for an armchair treasure hunt is a produced hunt for a treasure which has been intentionally hidden and requires the solving of clues to either physically find a secreted treasure or forwarding a correct claim to its creator for the treasure hunt’s prize. It was the beginning of a whole new genre of books tagged as armchair treasure hunt books.
The book introduced the world to a type of puzzle that leads readers to buried treasure.
Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.The illustrated story book entitled, Masquerade, by Kit Williams, was first published in 1979 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: bright & colorful with a tiny bit of edgewear to top of front cover & a 1/2" unclosed tear descending from top edge of back cover no chips or fading beautifully protected in new mylar cover free! Please see our photos-they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. NO writing or underlining or highlighting not ex-lib. Condition is Fine (our highest grade) just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean & tight, pages white, colors vivid NO tanning or foxing.
Oversized hardcover book has medium blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. published in Britain in 1979, this is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (1980), but the 9th printing from 1981. Three years in the making, the author painted all of the brilliantly colored pictures that accompany his story. Charming children's book, an "illustrated fantasy" where the moon falls in love with the sun & entrusts a precious jewel to a hare, who loses it, & the reader must solve the puzzle by finding the hidden hare in each picture.
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