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QUAYLE**, ERIC & FOREMAN, MICHAEL**: : Cornish Tales

UK.PLYMOUTH,DEVON.MABECRON BOOKS LTD.,2012.

ISBN 9780956435095.

UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Originally and first published by Andersen Press,1986 as 'The Magic Ointment' - see my book ID rja575215 for the original retelling,and the original 1st edn by same author+illustrator.This enlarged and completely coloured edition, by the same collaboration,but published by Mabecron Books Ltd.,2012.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Michael Foreman,illustrated dw/dj with mauve+black lettering to front panel,black letters to spine/backstrip and black lettered critics' reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, unblemished; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour sea+skyscape illustration by Michael Foreman,to sharp-cornered,publisher's paper-covered boards (bds) with mauve+ black lettering to front and white letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour illustrated endpapers (eps).UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,11- 109pp [paginated] includes colour vignette illustrated,author's 2pp introduction - explaining sources for some of the plots for this collection,12 tales accompanied with/by,12 single full-page,full-colour,3 double-page,full-colour illustrations,12 individual story colour vignette headpieces; 4 double-page,lower,part-page illustrations - 3 in colour,1 in b/w, numerous other part-page colour vignettes throughout the text and the book - all by Michael Foreman,plus [unpaginated] colour vignette illustrated half-title page, colour vignetted title page with mauve+ black lettering,and colour vignetted illustrated contents list/table - all by Michael Foreman again. These stories will entertain young and old alike,as they capture the long lost legends and magical atmosphere of Cornwall; a place where it is easy to imagine yourself remote from the modern world,immersed in a scenery which sets the stage for these mesmerising tales. Cornwall's rich storytelling heritage is lovingly retold and illustrated,bringing to life places,beings and creatures long forgotten.Stop occasionally to listen and you might hear the swish of a witches broomstick flying overhead or the mischievous voices of Piskies and Spriggens around your feet. . . In 'Cornish Tales',Foreman has lovingly reworked some of his original illustrations to accompany this expanded collection of classic stories. Eric Stanley Quayle (b. 1921 – d. 2001) was a noted British bibliophile,collector, historian and author.His two books of folk tales: one of Cornish tales ('The Magic Ointment') and one of Japanese tales ('The Shining Princess'),were both illustrated by Michael Foreman.Quayle died in a fall from the cliffs at Zennor Head,near to his home,Carn Cobba,a house notable for its cliffside gardens. Michael Foreman,born Pakefield,Suffolk, 1938.Studied at Lowestoft School of Art and at the Royal College of Art.Lecturer at St Martin's School of Art (1963-65),the London College of Printing (1967/8),the Royal College of Art (1968-70) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1972). Art Director of Playboy magazine,Chicago (1965) and the King Magazine,London (1966). Painter,etcher,illustrator and writer of children's books.His illustrative work is distinctive: he often works in colour or halftone,creating luminous effects with veils of thinly diluted pigment over delicate pencil outlines; in his etched illustrations, he uses soft ground techniques to achieve subtle tonal graduations.His imagery,ostensibly decorative,humorous or with a sometimes child-like appearance,often has menacing or bizarre overtones. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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