signed first edition
2000 · New York
by Hague, Michael; Barrie, J. M.; Andersen, Hans Christian; Rossetti, Christina
New York: Harper Collins, 2000. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this collection of classic fairy stories, including Thumbelina, The Goblin Market, and The Flower-Babies – with an enchanting large original drawing of a grinning mushroom. Michael Hague's detailed style is very much in the aesthetic tradition of Golden Age artists like Howard Pyle and Arthur Rackham. His illustrations for collections of classic stories make his art a touchstone of many childhoods, and a visual delight for all readers. 10'' x 8''. Original brown boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 126 pages. Signed by Hague to half-title page, with a large drawing of a grinning mushroom. Sharp and bright.
(Inventory #: 46819)
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