2007, ISBN: 9780690039191

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp and clean,white snowflake decorated clear,plastic/cellophane dw/dj wit… Meer...

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp and clean,white snowflake decorated clear,plastic/cellophane dw/dj with see-through lettering and a circle that reveals the snow queen's face behind it and blue background to letters,from the colour pictorial illustrated boards beneath.Silvered lettering to both inner flaps of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial artwork by Christian Birmingham,illustrated paper-covered and sharp-cornered boards,with immaculate colour pictorial artwork illustrated endpapers. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn thus,60pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial artwork by Christian Birmingham endpapers - recto of ffe contributing to a double-page colour pictorial title page,and verso of rear endpaper being the last page includes Pts 1-7,part and double-page colour illustrations - with and without text,individual colour illustrations to border edges and within body of text also - all by Christian Birmingham. A magical winter's tale of a young girl and her quest to save the boy she loves. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet,famous for his timeless,classic fairy tales introduced in 1846. Naomi Lewis is a distinguished figure in the world of children's books and a leading authority on the works of H.C. Andersen.Christian Birmingham is one of the best illustrators working today.In 'The Snow Queen' he has created an enchanting world,perfectly capturing the atmosphere of this famous story. Christian Birmingham studied illustration at Exeter College of Art. Since his graduation in 1991 he has established himself as one of the most outstanding children's book illustrators of his generation. He has been shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award,the Kurt Maschler Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Book Prize.Among his highly acclaimed picture books are 'The Night Before Christmas', 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'The Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen'. His line illustrations are well-known from many best-selling novels by Michael Morpurgo.He has also illustrated a new edition of 'The Story of Holly and Ivy' for the same publisher,Macmillan.See also my book ID's rja520415 and rja732817 for other illustrated examples of this same title,by this illustrator. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.WALKER BOOKS LTD.,2007., 5, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1978. First American edition thus. Hardcover, Blue Boards. Original, Very Good Condition/reasonable. Margaret W. Tarrant. Also published by Ward, Lock Limited, London, 1978. A collection of the most popular tales by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm with 18 colour plates of Margaret Tarrant's original and delightful illustrations. Margaret Winifred Tarrant (1888 - 1959) was an English illustrator, and children's author, specializing in depictions of fairy-like children and religious subjects. She began her career at the age of 20, and painted and published into the early 1950s. She was known for her children's books, postcards, calendars, and print reproductions. Her postcards were popular, and the illustrations she made for Nursey Rhymes (1914) were reissued as 48 best-selling postcards. The illustrations which made her reputation at only 20 years of age were for The Water Babies (1908). Her pretty, naturalistic illustrations were widely known and very popular, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s, when she was very prolific and famous. Some of her works include: Autumn Gleanings from the Poets (1910), Fairy Stories from Hans Christian Andersen (1910), Contes (Charles Perrault, 1910), The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Robert Browning, 1912), Nursery Rhymes (1914), A Picture Birthday Book for Boys and Girls (1915), Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll, 1916), The Tooksy and Mary Alice Tales (1919), Our Day (1923), Rhymes of Old Times (1925), The Magic Lamplighter (Marion St John Webb, 1926), An Alphabet of Magic (Eleanor Farjeon, 1928), Mother Goose: Nursery Rhymes (1929), The Margaret Tarrant Birthday Book (1932), Joan in Flowerland (1935, co-written with Lewis Dutton), The Margaret Tarrant Nursery Rhyme Book (1944). 96pp. DJ clipped, no inscriptions or markings, clean and as new throughout. [Click through 'Buy it !' (no obligation) to see image scan of actual book], Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1978, 3<

ISBN: 9780690039191

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., HarperCollins Publish… Meer...

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., HarperCollins Publishers, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780690039191

Ty Crowell Co. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket., Ty Crowell Co, 2.5