Donna Diamond Illustrations (2 results)

Condition: Good. Original pictorial boards, numerous (full page) illustrations in b/w, 8vo.; Spine discoloured. Donna Diamond (illustrator).

First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [x],128,[2]pp; illus. Signed by the author on the title page, dated 12/7/24. Gentle sunning to upper and lower board edges, hint of foxing to upper edge of textblock; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £3.75 net), showing a hint of sunning to spine panel, and some scattered foxing on verso; Near Fine.The Chinese-American author's beloved fourth novel, a tale of love and loss inspired by the death of her son's best friend in 1974. Winner of the Newberry Medal in 1978, and basis for a 1985 PBS TV movie and the 2007 adaptation by Walt Disney Pictures. The UK edition is considerably less common than its American counterpart, especially signed. …