Description

Illustrated Junior Library edition. Handsomely illustrated by Lynd Ward with ten fine colourplates in watercolour style and with numerous woodcut illustrations throughout the text. Tall 8vo, in the publisher's original decorated cloth featuring an all-over full colour illustration by Ward wrapping around both covers and the spine, the spine features a red label simulating morocco, gilt lettered and decorated, in the original clear acetate dustjacket with lettering in white and black. 340, [1] pp. A near fine copy, the interior fine and fresh and clean. The decorated cloth just lightly mellowed along the top and bottom edges. The clear wrapper is fully intact with no tears or wear and with no flaking to the painted lettering, just a bit hazy and toned.

Edizione: a wonderful illustrated edition of stevenson's classic. this beloved grosset and dunlap series of books provided an unbeatable combination of fine colourplate illustration, near-private-press-quality printing and especially bright and appealing decorated cloth at an affordable price.<br> in this example, one of the all time most popular "boy's books" of all time is enriched with the artwork of one of the periods most successful and recognized wood-engraves and watercolourist. lynd ward's books are considered forerunners to the graphic novel. during his career he was awarded the caldecott medal, a rutgers university award for distinguished contribution to children's literature, and illustrated two newbery medal winners and six runners-up