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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. [by Robert Browning.]

by CORRIN**, SARA and STEPHEN - Retold by:

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FINE./FINE.
ISBN 10
0571137628
ISBN 13
9780571137626
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UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Errol Le Cain,illustrated dw/dj panels,with black lettering to front panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,colour pictorial illustrated glazed boards - design repeated from dw/dj,and clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated and excluding front free endpapers] includes 13 full-page coloured illustrations which includes the illustrated dedication page,other coloured illustrations and border edge decorations on every page,plus colour illustrated title page,aforementioned dedication page with full-page,full-colour illustrated frntis to it's reverse. An increasingly and highly collected and prolific children's book illustrator,and an unusual item in Le Cain's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the canon for discerning collectors and fans alike. Errol John Le Cain (b.1941 d.1989.) Worked as Erroll Le Cain.Born in Singapore,son of a member of the police force.During his childhood,he travelled extensively in the Far East and lived for five years in India.He worked in Pearl & Dean advertising studios (1956-60),and on animated films and titles in the Richard Williams Studio (1960-67).Following that he worked freelance as a film, television and exhibition designer.As a book illustrator,Le Cain had developed a distinctive graphic style in which outline and pattern are dominant elements.He aimed to create bold, simple designs (retaining relevant detail) that can be dramatic or humorous,and adapts his style to the varying moods of the stories.He uses pen and ink,with gouache for colour work.He won the Kate Greenaway Medal with 'Hiawatha's Childhood' (UK, FABER,1984) in 1985.
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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
rja664117
Title
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. [by Robert Browning.]
Author
CORRIN**, SARA and STEPHEN - Retold by:
Illustrator
illus by Errol Le Cain.
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
FINE.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0571137628
ISBN 13
9780571137626
Publisher
LONDON.FABER and FABER LIMITED,1988.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1988
Keywords
q52.CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 0571137628.Pied Piper of Hamelin_illustrated books_illustrators.Errol Le Cain.Hiawatha's Childhood_Kate Greenaway Award Winner.The Twelve Dancing Princesses.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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