Description
Near Fine dust jacket. A Mylar dust jacket has been added. Near Fine binding is blue paper over boards, white cloth backed, blue lettering on the spine. The “1” is present on the number line on copyright page which is the designation of first edition. Delightful illustrations by Manuel Biox can be found at the turn of every page. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Book measures 11.2″ tall x 8.8″ wide
About the book (from the dust jacket)
The Fairy Queen put her arms around Janet. “The well is magical,” she said. “It is a window, and a passage between the mortal world and the world where fairies dwell.” Holding Janet tightly, she slipped over the rim of the well and they disappeared into the water
While her mother sleeps, Janet wanders off and is beguiled by fairies. but even the delight’s of the fairy kingdom can’t replace her own mother. This is the story of how Janet outwits the fairies. and how her mother holds fast despite the worst the fairies can do. When Janet turns into a snake. a bear, an eagle. a wolf. a toad. and a statue made of red-hot iron. mother love is put to its most difficult test.
Masterful paintings by MANUEL BOIX have a depth and richness of detail that powerfully bring to life this beautifully atmospheric tale inspired by an ancient ballad.
About the author (from the dust jacket)
MAIDA SILVERMAN graduated from Pratt Institute. A native New Yorker. she is the author-illustrator of A City Herbal one of Library Journal’s Outstanding Science/ Technology books of 1977, and she is the author of a number of books for children, including Anna and the Seven Swans and the Jewish Festival series. She lives in Kew Gardens, New York.
About the illustrator (from the dust jacket)
MANUEL BOIX was born in Valencia, Spain and graduated from The Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos. He is a painter and illustrator whose work has been exhibited in Europe and New York. He has illustrated twenty books for children and won a number of awards including the 1973 and 1987 Golden Apple Award. He now lives in New York City
