The angel and the donkey; by Reeves, James

McGraw-Hill. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (Juvenile literature, Bible Stories, Religion) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1969. 1st Published In GB. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over illustrated paper covered boards. Contains black & white, colour illustrations and plates. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket. Panels have light edge wear with tears and creasing.

NY: McGraw-Hill, 1970 Book. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 32 pgs, reinforced cloth. Bible tale adapted from the Book of Numbers with glowing art of Ardizzone..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 10". Edward Ardizzone. A beautifully illustrated advanced review copy for Reeves' religious children's book, with colour illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. First Edition, Review Copy. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrations include numerous in-text and full page illustrations throughout the work. This is a colourfully illustrated children's book which retells the Old Testament story of Balaam and his donkey. This tale involves 'a donkey that talks, a shining angel with a terrible sword, an invading army, and a wise man who is tempted to behave foolishly'. James Reeves (1909-1978) was a British writer who was mostly known for his contributions to children's literature as well as traditional songs.Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979), an English painter, critic, and war artist. He contributed illustrations to a range of texts, mostly children's books. With the review copy leaflet from Hamish… Read More