Muck and Magic - *Flat-Signed First Edition*

Morpurgo, Sir Michael

ISBN 10: 1406364584 / ISBN 13: 9781406364583

Published by Walker Books, 2019

About this Item

Flat-Signed First Edition featuring a beautiful full-color title page illustration.

Flat-signed by the celebrated children's author, Michael Morpurgo, in blue ink directly on the illustrated title page.

Exquisitely illustrated throughout by Olivia Lomenech Gill (famed for her work on J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).

An immaculate, tight, and unread copy. The beautiful pictorial boards feature a raw charcoal sketch of horse heads on a cream-textured background, perfectly matching the aesthetic of the interior artwork. The corners are sharp, the spine is crisp, and the pages are pristine, white, and unmarked.Dust Jacket: Fine. A gorgeous, unclipped jacket showing a full-color painting of a white horse and child against a rolling countryside landscape. Completely free of tears, scuffing, or sun-fading. Housed and preserved in a clear archival protective sleeve.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1783951834265

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Muck and Magic - *Flat-Signed First Edition*
• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406364584
• ISBN 13: 9781406364583
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 16.5W x 19.4H x 1.3D centimeters 16.5 centimeters width by 19.4 centimeters height by 1.3 centimeters depth
• Weight: 285 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed & Collectible
  • Children

About this title

Synopsis

A moving countryside tale about the power of friendship and creativity from the nation's favourite children's author.

Bonny has always wanted to be a top cyclist, maybe even a future Olympic champion like her hero, Laura Trott. When she gets a new racing bike for her birthday, she heads out into the Dales like always, speeding along. But when she's distracted by some cheeky horses, she comes off her bike and discovers that the horses belong to a quiet woman who has an amazing collection of statues on her lawn – a buffalo, a horse lying down, even a man running. Gradually, Bonny gets to know Lizzie and forms a special bond with her horse, Merry, when she is given a job at Lizzie's farm. Bonny is even introduced to a life-sized sculpture of Merry in Lizzie's studio and is allowed to pose as its rider, a completely magical experience. She learns from Lizzie that a true gift is never to be wasted, and if you "breath the world in deep", you can do anything.