Duffy and the devil: A Cornish tale retold; 1st/1st
Language: English
Published by Kestral Books, UK, 1974
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Blaeberry Books, Lilliesleaf, United KingdomBlaeberry Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Winner of the 1974 Caldecott Medal. A near fine copy of a first edition, first impression hardback in a very good+ unclipped dustjacket (small neat tear to rear, some rubbing) All books are swathed in biodegradable bubble wrap and posted in strong, custom made book boxes to ensure undamaged delivery.
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- Title
- Duffy and the devil: A Cornish tale retold; 1st/1st
- Author
- Harve & Margot Zemach
- Publisher
- Kestral Books, UK
- Publication year
- 1974
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0722660499
- ISBN 13
- 9780722660492
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 398 grams
The language spoken by the Christmas players was a rich mixture of local English dialect and Old Cornish (similar to Welsh and Gaelic), and something of this flavor is preserved in Harve Zemach's retelling. Margot Zemach's pen-and-wash illustrations combine a refined sense of comedy with telling observation of character, felicitous drawing with decorative richness, to a degree that surpasses her own past accomplishments.
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Review
"Thanks to both author and artist the tale has gusto, richness, and class that place it far above the picture-book crowd."--the "New York Times Book Review"
"Margot Zemach draws like an intoxicated angel. The lovely color washes in these pages tumble after each other, bursting with all the vitality and humor the writing contains."--"New York"
'The devil can make Squire Lovel's stockings for all I care!' cries Duffy the servant girl in this comical Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin--and that of course is just what he does, with the well-known proviso that 'at the end of three years I'll take you away--unless you can tell me my name!' Trust the Zemachs to surprise us, though, with a whole new set of circumstances and an ending that is sure to set off bursts of laughter as soon as the last page is turned. And trust the artist to be both gratifyingly herself and newly inventive, surpassing our expectations with her delicately festive tones, her carousing coven of plump, frowsy witches, and her scampering sly devil. "Starred, Kirkus Reviews"
Thanks to both author and artist the tale has gusto, richness, and class that place it far above the picture-book crowd. "the New York Times Book Review"
Margot Zemach draws like an intoxicated angel. The lovely color washes in these pages tumble after each other, bursting with all the vitality and humor the writing contains. "New York""
'The devil can make Squire Lovel's stockings for all I care!' cries Duffy the servant girl in this comical Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin--and that of course is just what he does, with the well-known proviso that 'at the end of three years I'll take you away--unless you can tell me my name!' Trust the Zemachs to surprise us, though, with a whole new set of circumstances and an ending that is sure to set off bursts of laughter as soon as the last page is turned. And trust the artist to be both gratifyingly herself and newly inventive, surpassing our expectations with her delicately festive tones, her carousing coven of plump, frowsy witches, and her scampering sly devil. Starred, Kirkus Reviews
Thanks to both author and artist the tale has gusto, richness, and class that place it far above the picture-book crowd. the New York Times Book Review
Margot Zemach draws like an intoxicated angel. The lovely color washes in these pages tumble after each other, bursting with all the vitality and humor the writing contains. New York
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