The Angel and the Donkey
by James Reeves
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 10". Edward Ardizzone. A beautifully illustrated advanced review copy for Reeves' religious children's book, with colour illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. First Edition, Review Copy. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrations include numerous in-text and full page illustrations throughout the work. This is a colourfully illustrated children's book which retells the Old Testament story of Balaam and his donkey. This tale involves 'a donkey that talks, a shining angel with a terrible sword, an invading army, and a wise man who is tempted to behave foolishly'. James Reeves (1909-1978) was a British writer who was mostly known for his contributions to children's literature as well as traditional songs.Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979), an English painter, critic, and war artist. He contributed illustrations to a range of texts, mostly children's books. With the review copy leaflet from Hamish Hamilton loosely inserted into text. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable faults other than a bit of bumping to the spine. Dust wrapper is excellent, with minimal edgewear and very light age-toning to the top edge of the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Colour illustrations remain bright. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 810D7
- Title
- The Angel and the Donkey
- Author
- James Reeves
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 7.5" by 10"
- Keywords
- The Angel and the Donkey James Reeves Edward Ardizzone Children's literature James Reeves illustrated Balaam
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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