Michael Foreman Illust (5 results)

1st.uk hardback edition,large slim book near fine with no inscription or tears,without dust jacket as issued in laminated boards. Michael Foreman (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. 2nd Impression. Laminated boards. A little light marking to front endpaper, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 8 x 10.25 inches (20.5 x 26 cm).

Softcover. Condition: FINE. CHILDREN'S BOOKS - NEW ZEALAND -A collection of nineteen tales from various Maori tribes of New Zealand about the trickster Maui, the Creation, monsters, birds, animals, and special places.Folklore New ZealandFolklore New Zealand Juvenile literatureMaori (New Zealand people) Folklore118 p.; 27 cmColour illusts#260225 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Folio Society Edition. Lovely copy. 2003, Folio Society Edition. A Christmas Carol (Folio Society Edition). Unmarked, very clean. Slip case included, red, solid, nice condition with light wear. Text and color illustrations clean, unmarked. Hard Cover, decorative cover, very clean, bright, edge rubbing along spine and corners. No rips, tears, stains. Binding solid, square. Ships in box, quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Originally published in 1843, this Victorian novella consists of approximately 170 pages in this illustrated edition. It is categorized as a central masterpiece of Victorian social realism and holiday folklore. Structurally, the work is divided into five "staves," mimicking a musical composition, and utilizes elements of the Gothic ghost story and moral allegory to critique the social consequences of industrial capitalism. The plot centers on Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly London businessman who is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former partner, Jacob Marley, and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The narrative traces his psychological and spiritual transformation as he is forced to witness his own past choices, the poverty of his clerk, and the threat of death hanging over Tiny Tim. The work operates as a powerful moral argument for charity, community responsibility, and the redistribution of wealth in industrial societies.…

1st edition / 1st printing hardback with dust jacket As New octavo 117pp., illusts., Signed by the author on the half-title page.