Joan Craft (6 results)

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Inscribed on the front fly by contributor Mari O'Rouke to writer Robert Grudin. Very Good black pictorial stapled wraps about 6¾x8½ inches with some cover edgewear. 43 pages, unmarked. Stated: First Edition June 1977. ; A Poe; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 43 pages; Signed by Contributor.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Quentin Blake; Maurice Sendak; Kinuko Y. Craft; Peter de Seve; Etienne DElessert; C. F. Payne; Mark Teague; Steve Johnson; Lou Fancher; Daniel Adel; Carter Goodrich; S. Saelig Gallagher; Gary Kelley; David Christiana; Chris Van Allsburg; et al; (illustrator). First Printing - First Thus. 88 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Includes the original CD. The story as told to: Liam Neeson; Harrison Ford; Melissa Mathison; Angela Lansbury; Nathan Lane; Jason Alexander; Dr Ruth Westheimer; Madonna; Carrie Fisher; Penny Marshall; Melissa Joan Hart; Jonathan Taylor Thomas; Jeff Goldblum; Dan Aykroyd; Robin Williams; Geena Davis; Calvin Klein; Rosie O'Donnell; Fran Drescher; Joan Rivers; Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf; John Lithgow; and Steven Spielberg. Illustrated in full colour by: Quentin Blake; Maurice Sendak; Kinuko Y. Craft; Peter de Seve; Etienne DElessert; C. F. Payne; Mark Teague; Steve Johnson; Lou Fancher; Daniel Adel; Carter Goodrich; S. Saelig Gallagher; Gary Kelley; David Christiana; Chris Van Allsburg; Berkeley Breathed; Steve Kellog; Tomie de Paola; Michael Paraskevas; Fred Marcellino; Don Wood; Graeme Base; and William Joyce. Size: 4to. Book.

Hardcover. Craft, Kinuko (illustrator). 1st ed. 8vo illustrated boards, conceived and written by Joan Knight, illustrated in color throughout by Kinoko Craft, design and paper engineering by Dick Dudley and David A. Carter. With five fascinating color spreads, including a traditional Japanese house, downtown Tokyo and a Buddhist temple. Small tear in front spine hinge else fine, no previous owner's marks, all moveables in good working order.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1976 television mini series. With manuscript ink annotation on the verso. Based on the 1869 novel by R.D. Blackmore. A man watched his father be killed by a family when he was young and swears to avenge his father. Years later as an adult, he meets the daughter of the family and realizes he is love with her despite her last name. He tries to rescue her from her family. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. CRAFT, Kinuko (illustrator). Hardback, with dust wrapper. Light wear around edges of boards. Head and tail of spine bumped, corners rounded. Small amount of discolouration of page edges, foxing at head. Light discoloration of free endpapers. Binding neat and tidy. the odd spot, here and there. Otherwise this book is in good condition. Dustwrapper is moderately rubbed at the edges. Head and tail of spine showing some rubbing. Spine sunned. The odd small tear and crease along all edges. Edges showing light rubbing. Dust wrapper is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Kinuko Craft (illustrator). First edition. A pleasing French illustrated pop-up introduction to the traditions, culture and legends of Japan. The first French edition of this work.In the publisher's original laminated pictorial boards.A pleasing pop-up book containing beginner-friendly teachings of Japan. Complete with a series of moving and interactive parts all in working order.The book looks at its famous bullet trains, Mount Fuji and festivals.Delicately illustrated in colour throughout by Japanese-born American fantasy artist, Kinuko Yamabe Craft. In the original laminated boards. Externally, very smart. With shelf wear and marks to the boards. With a small ex libris bookplate of ones Megan and Michael Dawson to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional light spotting. With a heavier instance to the rear endpapers. Very Good. book.