James Grace Goble Warwick Illustrator (2 results)
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Published by Macmillan and Co., 1979, 1979
- Hardcover
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United KingdomRothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB)
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 15.00
£ 13.50 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFacsimile of 1923 edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth, top edge blue (VG), dustwrapper (small tears and creases at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. viii + 231, illus with coloured plates by Warwick Goble (previous owner's neat inscription on half title).
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Published by The Easton Press, 2016
- Hardcover
Seller: Antique Mall Books, Smyrna, GA, U.S.A.Antique Mall Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeather. Condition: New. Out-of-Print -- NEW in slipcase and factory sealed! . . . . . One of only 1,200 (number unknown due to being sealed) Featuring all 40 full-color, hand-tipped illustrations by the great Warwick Goble. Filled with dragons and princesses, spirits and exotic creatures, 38 classic Japanese fairy tales come vi…vidly to life in the crowning achievement of Warwick Goble, one of the great masters from the Golden Age of Illustration. Features include: 1.) Fully bound in genuine leather -- 2.) 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on five raised band spine -- 3.) All 40 full-color, hand-tipped illustrations by the great Warwick Goble -- 4.) Custom-crafted clothbound slipcase -- 5.) Heavy duty boards and smyth-sewn binding enhance the books durability -- 6.) Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations -- 7.) Handsome marbled endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker -- 8.) Gilded page edges -- 9.) Printed and bound in the USA with imported materials. . . . . . . . . Includes all 40 of Warwick Goble's original watercolor-over-ink illustrations. Goble was fascinated by Japanese art, so the Golden Age master is the perfect match for the 38 stories that were collected by Grace James, a noted folklorist and author best known for the John and Mary series. Contents include the title tale as well as The Good Thunder, The Star Lovers, The Wind in the Pine Tree, The Beautiful Dancer of Yedo, and many others. . . . . . . . . .
