Allen Andrews Michael Foreman (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Michael Foreman (illustrator). Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, slight spine lean, small chip to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Michael Foreman (illustrator). 199 pages. Dj ripped and wornThe pig Plantagenet cannot decide whether he likes the free but frightening l ife of his cousin, the boar Grondin, better than his own simple farmyard existen ce until a plan emerges to destroy the forest and its inhabitants.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Michael Foreman; (illustrator). First American Edition. 199 pp. Quarter-bound in brown cloth on blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; endpaper maps; headband. Wraparound dustjacket art and interior line drawings by Michael Foreman. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The mysteries of life are not easily understood by Plantagenet, the swiftest, the skinniest and certainly the most charming pig in the kingdom. A social character with the predictable yearning to belong, he cannot seem to choose between the free but frightening forest life of his cousin the boar, and his own limited by pleasant existence in the farmyard. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: NF/VG. First US Edition. The epic of the medieval pig Plantagenet wonderfully illustrated in black and white by Michael Foreman. Slight fading to top of book, wear at spine head, largish tear in lower rear of unpriceclipped jacket. 199 pp.

hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). first edition. Octavo (approx. 6 1/2" wide by 9 1/2" tall) brown cloth spine over blue boards; boards slightly sunned at edges. 199 pages. Dust jacket in fine condition. Studio. "The mysteries of Life are not easily understood by Plantagenet, the swiftest, the skinniest, and certainly the most charming pig in all of thirteenth-century France.".

Hardcover. Condition: NF/NF. First US Edition. The epic of the medieval pig Plantagenet wonderfully illustrated in black and white by Michael Foreman. Slightly sunned along top edge ow Fine. 199 pp.

Condition: NEAR FINE. First US printing. The author's first novel, "The mysteries of life are not easily understood by Plantagenet, the swiftest, the skinniest and certainly the most charming pig in all of thirteenth century France. . . A social character with the predictable yearning to belong, he cannot seem to choose between the free but frightening forest life of his cousin the boar, Grondin and his own limited but pleasant existence in the farmyard of the Maister's lovely daughter, Adele." Wraparound dustjacket art, illustrated endpapers and interior line drawings by Michael Foreman. 199 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good w/ Protective Cover. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). First Edition. There is some minor fading of the cover at the edges and shelf wear to the ends of the spine. The binding is tight; the pages have yellowed. The text edges are spotty. The dust jacket has some edge wear and minor stains. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). First Edition.

First printing of this porcine medieval adventure, following a farmyard pig (with a little bit of wild boar blood) on a mission to save his forest friends from nobles on a hunting trip. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 9.25'' x 5.75''. Original navy blue boards. Original unclipped (£5.99) color pictorial dust jacket. 200 pages. Jacket with mild edgewear. Binding with a bit of bumping to spine ends. Clean. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Michael Foreman (illustrator). 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one nick to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. In the Pig Plantagenet author Allen Andrews has created a work of such freshness and breadth of appeal that it transcends category. Michael Foreman's illustrations - at once elegant and whimiscal - capture perfectly the wit and liveliness of a book that can be read both as an allegory about conservation and as a work of completely original - and most definitely adult - humor." " Allen Andrews: UK writer whose fantasy has been restricted to the Plantagenet Animal-Fantasy sequence The Pig Plantagenet (1980) and Castle Crespin (1982) featuring a pig named Plantagenet. The setting is 13th-century France. The forest is endangered by the lord of the château, who wishes to massacre the local family of boars. Plantagenet saves them; but they must now Quest for a safe place.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Foreman, Michael (illustrator). 1st ed. 1st ptg. Tall 8vo, cloth backed boards, illustrated with grayscale drawings by Michael Foreman, the tale of "the swiftest, skinniest, and certainly most charming pig in all of 13th century France." Very good in very good dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Michael foreman (illustrator). First Edition. New York, NY: Viking Press. 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in dust jacket. The pig Plantagenet cannot decide whether he likes the free but frightening life of his cousin, the boar Grondin, better than his own simple farmyard existence until a plan emerges to destroy the forest and its inhabitants. 199-page Fantasy Novel Illustrated by Michael Foreman This beautifully illustrated vintage novel of pig adventures in 13th century France is in near fine condition with very light edge wear in a Dust Jacket with light wear and tiny nicks to the heel of the spine and lower edge of the front panel. The dust jacket is protected by an adjustable mylar cover. cel.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE in a NEAR Fine, clipped dustjacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 199 pgs, boards. Tale of the swiftest, skinniest & most charming pig in all of 13th c. France.

[1980], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 199pp. Map endpapers. Illustrations by Michael Foreman. (Juvenile, Juvenile).

First edition. Signed by the illustrator. Hardcover. Top edge slightly foxed, otherwise fine in fine dustjacket (sterling price intact). A tale of a small, but highly intelligent boar, set in medieval times. Illustrated with b/w drawings by Foreman, who has flat-signed the title-page.