The Arabian Nights Tapa dura - 1992

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

London: Gollancz, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Foreman, Michael. First edition, first printing. Quarto hardback. 191 pp, colour illustrated. Near Fine condition in near Fine, unclipped dust jacket. Unmarked copy.

Orion Children's Books, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Foreman, Michael. 191 pages. The front of the jacket has a closed horizontal tear, repaired by the previous owner, the edges are chipped and the head of the spine suffers from a closed short tear. The body of the book is in excellent condition - clean unmarked and solid. Full title: "The Arabian Nights, Or Tales Told By Sheherezade During A Thousand Nights And One Nights, embellished by Michael Foreman. rendered into English by Brian Alderson" "An illustrated retelling of some of the tales told by the beautiful and talented Sheherezade, recreating a world of sorcerers, sages and Jinnis, as well as of ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. Among the characters are Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and Aladdin." (publisher)

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn.[Rendered into English by Brian Alderson,and illustrated by Michael Foreman.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by Michael Foreman,illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt coloured lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain royal blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate blue+white decorated endpaprs.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-191pp [paginated] includes a blue+white with gilt decoration vignetted invocation/dedication (to ALLAH) with full-colour ilustartion to verso,profuse collection of… Leer más

Victor Gollancz, 1992. Book. Illus. by Michael Foreman. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. 1st printing. Firmly bound and carefully read but the under edge of the hard cover has some light wear.The book is in VG clean condition. SIGNED by Michael Foreman on the half title page but no further inscription or ownership markings. The unclipped jacket has some edge wear & a small tear at the top of the spine & some corner chipping but no loss..

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1992. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this classic collection of magical stories from Arabia, India, and Persia, retold with a younger audience in mind - with bookplate signed by Michael Foreman laid in. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 10.75'' x 7.5''. Original blue boards. Original unclipped (£14.99) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 192 pages. Bookplate signed by Foreman laid in; largely effaced gift inscription to half-title page. Jacket with mild edgewear, a hint of rubbing. Binding with a touch of edgewear, a bit of offsetting to title page. Colors vibrant.

New, extremely trivial shelf wear to dust jacket, except well-repaired tiny nick to base of DJ spine (from stock of closed bookstore); Orders received by noon Eastern Time ship same day from MD [6 days/wk]