Katchamakoff Atanas Illustrator (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Later Printing. YA novel about a Bulgarian peasant boy who aspires to be an artist & sculptor, defying his family's long heritage of farming & living off the land, & having to choose whether to break away & defy their wishes. In 176 pages, with pen-and-ink drawings throughout by illustrator Atanas Katchamakoff (1889-1984), himself a Bulgarian sculptor. Orig. published in Nov.1934, this is the 12th printing from Dec. 1962, with gilt Newbery Medal sticker on front (it won this award in 1935). This is an Ex-Lib copy with the usual stamps & markings, in library binding of patterned green cloth, reinforced for heavy use. Despite being ex-lib, condition is VG: internally quite clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with just a hint of tanning to edges. Boards show slight rubbing to extremities, bumping to both corners & ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is : colorful with edgewear, small chips, short tears; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Katchamakoff, Atanas (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. This second edition of Newberry Prize winner Dobry is in Very Good+/Near Fine condition, and is powerfully illustrated by Atanas Katchamakoff. The original $2.00 price is intact on the Very Good- condition dustjacket, which shows chipping at top and bottom of the spine and on the front and back top edges. …