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CARTER**, ANGELA - Chosen and translated by: : SLEEPING BEAUTY & OTHER FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES. [Illustraed by Michael Foreman.]

ISBN 0575031948.

UK,slim Qrto HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owmner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Michael Foreman,illustrated dw/dj with black lettering to front and spine/ backstrip,in a protective clear cellophane wrapper; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips and head+foot of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj with the minutest and merest hint of light chipping; the protective wrapper preventing any more deterioration.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned notwithstanding book's age; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,generally sharp-cornered,original,plain pale cream cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt ltettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain sky blue endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-128pp [paginated] includes 12 illustrated stories and a potted history of the stories existence and creation - all except two, are by Charles Perrault,'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Sweetheart' are by Madame Leprince Beaumont; 18 full-page,full colour,and mixture of either b/w or colour vignette story head+tail pieces - all by Michael Foreman - throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,A colour vignetted title page,A contents list/table,another colour vignetted title separator page. Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast - some of the best-loved fairy stories of all are included in this collection of twelve tales. For centuries,the stories of the Sleeping Beauty in the wood,of the rich Bluebeard who murdered all his wives,of Little Red Riding Hood who was eaten up by the wolf, have been told aloud to children,and these translations by Angela Carter have a freshness and simplicity which call to mind their folk origins.They are tales in which good and bad fairies abound,but they also have a delightful realism.Ordinary virtues - the resourcefulness of Puss in Boots,the patience of Cinderella,the courage of Hop o' my Thumb - are richly rewarded,and nearly every story has an amusing moral which relates it to the real world - 'Love alone can touch the heart' or 'A brave,rich,handsome husband is a prize well worth waiting for'. Michael Foreman's illustrations,in colour and b/w,are full of the magic and charm of these traditional tales and combine to make an exquisite volume. Michael Foreman,born Pakefield,Suffolk, 1938. Studied at Lowestoft School of Art and at the Royal College of Art.Lecturer at St Martin's School of Art (1963-65),the London College of Printing (1967-8),the Royal College of Art (1968-70) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1972).Director of Playboy magazine, Chicago (1965) and the King Magazine,London (1966). Painter,etcher,illustrator and writer of children's books.His illustrative work is distinctive: he often works in colour or halftone,creating luminous effects with veils of thinly diluted pigment over delicate pencil outlines; in his etched illustrations,he uses soft ground techniques to achieve subtle tonal graduations.His imagery,ostensibly decorative, humorous or with a sometimes child-like appearance,often has menacing or bizarre overtones. Angela Carter has written seven novels and two collections of short stories,and has won the Somerset Maugham and John Llewellyn awards.She also wrote the tex for the Gollancz bestseller 'Martin Lehman's Comic and Curious Cats' and for Justin Todd's picture book 'Moonshadow' (then 1982). Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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