Pilgrim's Feather

Hill, R Nemo

ISBN 10: 0971454809 / ISBN 13: 9780971454804

Published by The Quantuck Lane Press, 2002

About this Item

This is a Limited Edition of 199 copies. This is copy number 54. Signed by both author and illustrator. There is no dust jacket as this edition is held in a as new slip case. The books is inscribed to Annie (Ann Drysdale the poet, now deceased) and reads: "9-12-17 Annie "We are your humble serpents" May the road between us be travelled. Love Nemo". The date on the book as printed is given as copyright 2002. All as new to inside with very beautiful colour illustrations given full page. The endpapers are colour illustrated. The boards are as new with a paste down colour illustration to the front . The outer page edge blcks are gilt and there is a red silk marker. The slip case is as new. This is a very beautiful and special book. Broadleaf Books is a second hand independent bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visits are welcome. with folio.

Seller Inventory # 194145

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pilgrim's Feather
• Publisher: The Quantuck Lane Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0971454809
• ISBN 13: 9780971454804
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hedstrom, Jeanne
• Edition: First Edition limited Edition.
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by author and illustrat

About this title

Synopsis

Nicholas is an orphan. Abandoned in a mysterious aviary in the depths of the forest, he is raised by an old man who teaches him all there is to know about swans, vultures, herons, and the hundreds of other birds with which they share a home. But when the old man dies, the boy sets off on a pilgrimage to find the feather of the legendary bird called the Phoenix, the feather that is medicine for all passion, pain, and sorrow. The many-faceted and allegorical adventure that follows brings us face to face with the myths of many cultures, drawing on the Greeks, Romans, and Babylonians, the Chinese and the Sioux. Over forty fantastic paintings portray Nicholas's journey and the oddities he encounters. 40 color plates.

About the Author

R. Nemo Hill and Jeanne Hedstrom conveniently live across the street from each other in New York City. Pilgrim's Feather is a collaboration in the truest sense, with artist and writer inspiring each other as the story progressed over five years. The strength of the collaboration is Hill's and Hedstrom's ability to flaunt convention and to challenge traditional ideas of illustrated narrative.