Benvenuti Illustrator (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition First Printing. Sumptuously illustrated collection of 3 classic tales from the Arabian Nights (Aladdin, Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves, & the Magic Carpet) retold by Shirley Goulden, each brought to life for a new generation with the brilliant illustrations of Italian artist Benvenuti. Book printed in Italy for Grosset & Dunlap, no date, but circa 1960 (like others in this series). Oversized hardcover with decorative paper over boards (with design matched on the DJ) is in Near Fine condition: extremely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages modestly tanned around edges. Only flaw is slight rubbing to extremities. The price-clipped DJ is equally lovely, but downgraded to VG+ due to 1" chip at head of spine, else very mild edgewear. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Sorry: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without pre-approval of extra (at least double) shipping charges per USPS rates. Benvenuti (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. A large 10.5 x 14.5 book made for reading to children. Nine Japanese fairy tales full of mythic drama and mystery. Although these stories are not the ones Westerners tell, they are hauntingly familiar. Each story is ornately illustrated with beautiful, water-color paintings that give them life. Boards illustrated w/ painting of a Japanese couple collecting a chrysanthemum, w/bumped lower corners and a 1/2 inch tear at the bottom of the spine. Binding is, never-the-less strong; Frontise and end pages are paintings of birds; Text is clean; Water-color paintings are bright and beautiful. Professional book seller with storefront since 1975. All orders carefully packaged and promptly shipped.…

Australian ed. Hardback large folio, good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings (few full-page), illustrated endpapers, cover edges worn & rubbed, light foxing edges & endpapers, tiny tears spine ends, few toned spots some pages, white background rear cover little marked, bookshop label front pastedown. 55 pp. A large-format children's picture book based on tales from Aboriginal mythology, retold by Shirley Goulden. A long time ago there were stories told in Australia about imaginary folk who lived in the heavens and earth. The Aboriginal children heard the stories from their parents, and passed them down to their own children. The five stories in this book are: Tale of the Flowers - Tale of the Moon - Tale of the Fire - Tale of the Rainbow - Tale of the Dog-star. Illustrated by Benvenuti. Australian edition from Golden Press. (No 22 in the Splendour Books series. SCARCE.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Text is in French. Part of the Contes de Tous les Pays series. Color illustrations throughout. A later printing. Small hole on inner border of pages 7-8 (does not affect text or illustration), else near fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket.; 61 pages.