Description
Near Fine dust jacket with a black and white illustration of people at a birthday party, a mylar dust jacket has been added. Near Fine condition binding is red cloth over boards with black line illustration of a rose, black lettering on the spine. The “1” is present on the number line on copyright page which is the designation of first edition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 6.5″ tall x 7.5″ wide.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Although she was a real Princess and the Infanta of Spain, she had only one birthday every year, just like the children of quite poor people, so it was naturally a matter of great importance to the whole country that she should have a really fine day for the occasion. And a really fine day it was..
Readers of all ages will be spellbound by this new edition of Oscar Wilde’s classic tale. Leonard Lubin perfectly captures the somber mood with his stark and beautiful pen-and-ink drawings.
About the illustrator (from the dust Jacket)
LEONARD LUBIN is the award-winning illustrator of several children’s books, including The Big-Tale, Henny Penny, The Perfect Peach, The White Cat, and The Little Swineherd and Other Tales. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and attended the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. Mr. Lubin now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
