Description
Near Fine dust jacket. Mylar dust jacket has been added. Price sticker remnant on back of dust jacket. Near Fine binding is white paper over boards, cover illustration is Prince on a horse with Mermaid castle in the background with black lettering, black lettering on the spine, illustration of mermaid in the water on rear, tiny fade spot on front free end paper. The book and dust jacket have the same illustration. Stated First edition with the “1” is present on the number line on copyright page which is the designation of First Edition, First Printing. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. The book measures 11″ tall x 9″ wide
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Once many years ago a mermaid longed to talk to a handsome prince whom she saw one day as he was out hunting. But mermaids cannot talk to humans unless they invoke an ancient spell. So with the next full moon the mermaid repeated the magic words and transformed herself into a beautiful young woman. She and the prince fell in love, but before consenting to marry him, the mermaid asked the prince to swear an oath: “Never ask me where I have come from, or why I must return there at each full moon.
“Willingly the young prince agreed, never dreaming that the terrible wrath of another jealous woman would jeopardize his new-found love.
Ian Deuchar’s handsome and powerful paintings greatly enhance his retelling of this ancient French folktale. to create a book that will surely capture the imagination of all young readers.
About the author/illustrator (from the dust jacket)
IAN DEUCHARhas illustrated several picture books, including The Proverbial Mouse and The Search for Spring, both Dial books written by Moira Miller. The Prince and the Mermaid is the first book he has both written and illustrated.
In addition to illustrating children’s books, Mr. Deuchar teaches art at the high-school level. He and his wife and their three sons live in England.
