The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer

Azarian, Mary

ISBN 10: 0879234474 / ISBN 13: 9780879234478

Published by David R. Godine Publisher, 1982

About this Item

David R. Godine Publisher, 1982. Stated First Edition. Near Fine. Stated First Edition, SIGNED by the author. Clean paperback, approximate size 9-1/2" x 10-1/2". No chipping, creasing or fading; very slight edge wear. Binding is tight, pages are clean. No previous owner names or marks. Signed by the author below her name on the title page: "Mary Azarian 1982". Beautifully illustrated with woodcuts by the author. Seller Inventory # 025859

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley ...

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: Stated First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Robust and meticulous woodcuts illustrate the traditional ballad of life, death, and transformation

About the Author:

Mary Azarian grew up on a small chicken farm in Virginia, where she had horses, rabbits, and chickens. After graduating from Smith College, where she studied printmaking with Leonard Baskin, she married and moved to a farm in northern Vermont. There she taught for four years in one of the last one-room schoolhouses in the state. A full-time printmaker since 1969, her other books with Godine include "A Farmer's Alphabet," and Donald Hall's "The Man Who Lived Alone." In 1999, she was awarded the Caldecott Medal for "Snowflake Bentley."