ARDIZZONE, Edward

The Secret Shoemakers And Other Stories by James Reeves

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The Secret Shoemakers And Other Stories by James Reeves

First USA Edition. Twelve stories from Brothers Grimm adapted by James Reeves, illustrated by Ardizzone . Square 8vo. Bound in yellow cloth . 96 pages. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone in black and white. On front loose endpaper is the Surrealist bookplate of Andrew Murray with a small erasure mark in top right corner of page. Pictorial dust wrapper does have rep[aired tears in lower margin and a little frayed along top edged. A very good copy. Scarce. Fine copy.

Size 22x 16cm (8.75 x 8.5 inches)

Item details

Provenance: Andrew Murray, Director of Mayor Gallery, Cork Street, London. The Mayor Gallery exhibited Ardizzone s work in the 1960 s . Andrew Murray lent his personal collection of books and prints etc. to the travelling exhibition by Middlesbrough Museum in 1982.

Item details

Publisher: Abelard-Schuman
Signed: No
Date: 1966
Place: New York,London
Condition: Very Good
Illustrator: Edward Ardizzone
Book ID: 60002436