A Desert Tale
by Cunningham, Carol; Collin, Marcie (Illustrations)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Walnut Creek, California, United States
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About This Item
Mill Valley, California: Sunflower Press, 1993. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Collin, Marcie. No. 19 of 55 copies, miniature book, [36] pp., signed by Carol Cunningham, in the original gift box. A charmingly illustrated tale, "[b]ased on a Middle Eastern proverb 'The Boots of Hunain' which refers to something that is not such a bargain as it seems" (n.b., quote from the book). The hand-coloured illustrations by Marcie Collin are delightful; Marcie "once lived in the Middle East" (per the colophon) and her love for the land and people shines through.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in paper over boards, hand-coloured illustration of a camel and black lettering on the front, yellow endpapers, illustrated half-title, illustrated double-spread title, lavishly illustrated with just a few pages with text only, most of the pages with either a full-page or an in-text illustration, numbered and signed by Carol Cunningham at the colophon; printed letterpress from hand-set type (per the colophon), miniature book (2 7/8" by 2 3/4"), unpaginated with 18 leaves. In the original gift box, the bottom gold foil-covered cardboard with a paper label on one side with the title in black, the top clear plastic, with four small pieces of lucite enclosing the book.
___CONDITION: Fine, the boards clean and without wear, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. The gift box near fine. strong and sturdy, the bottom without wear, the plastic top with usual shallow marks.
___CITATION: Bradbury, Sunflower Press no. 36.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in paper over boards, hand-coloured illustration of a camel and black lettering on the front, yellow endpapers, illustrated half-title, illustrated double-spread title, lavishly illustrated with just a few pages with text only, most of the pages with either a full-page or an in-text illustration, numbered and signed by Carol Cunningham at the colophon; printed letterpress from hand-set type (per the colophon), miniature book (2 7/8" by 2 3/4"), unpaginated with 18 leaves. In the original gift box, the bottom gold foil-covered cardboard with a paper label on one side with the title in black, the top clear plastic, with four small pieces of lucite enclosing the book.
___CONDITION: Fine, the boards clean and without wear, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. The gift box near fine. strong and sturdy, the bottom without wear, the plastic top with usual shallow marks.
___CITATION: Bradbury, Sunflower Press no. 36.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Swan's Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21041202
- Title
- A Desert Tale
- Author
- Cunningham, Carol; Collin, Marcie (Illustrations)
- Illustrator
- Collin, Marcie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Sunflower Press
- Place of Publication
- Mill Valley, California
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Miniature Books, letterpress, handset type, hand coloured illustrations
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Swan's Fine Books
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Walnut Creek, California
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