- 4to, color pictorial cloth titled in white on spine & front cover. [24] pp. Tan & white pictorial endpapers & profuse illustrations in maroon & white & full color from woodcuts by Joseph Domjan. Lacks a jacket, else near fine. Hungarian artist Joseph Domjan tells the tale of a humble woodcutter who can understand the language of birds. He retrieves the king's ring, which has been swallowed by a peacock, and as a reward claims a recalcitrant princess for his bride. Domjan's gorgeously patterned color woodcuts, which illustrate the story, are included in the permanent collections of a number of museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Title: THE PROUD PEACOCK.
Author: Domjan, Joseph.
Publisher: NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., (1965). (1965).
Publication year: 1965
Condition: Very good
Dust jacket: Dust Jacket Included
Binding: Hardcover
Seller catalogs: Children's & Illustrated

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 25 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.bluemountainbooks.com…

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd

581 Burnt Hill Rd
Cadyville, NY U.S.A. 12918

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THE PROUD PEACOCK.

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