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THE UNICORN WHO WANTED TO BE SEEN by  Lotte K Hahn - First Edition - 1961 - from Diversity Books and Biblio.com
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THE UNICORN WHO WANTED TO BE SEEN

by Hahn, Lotte K

First Edition

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Book description: New York: Frederick Warne, 1961. Unpaginated [approx. 48 pages]. Beautifully illustrated throughout in one and two-colour illustrations by debut picture-book illustrator Christine Price, who, previously, had illustrated books for older children. Book clean and square. Unissued library-quality binding. Mild bumps on head and heel of backstrip, plus a small stain spot on front board. A recent inscription [nondescript] on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated [Christine Price], loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn and nipped, price-clipped, jagged tears and small piece excised from foot. The unicorn, a long-time subject of European legend and folklore, has also appeared in Christian art, sometimes symbolically . . . In this story, a vision of this gentle creature inspires an old man who has spent his life making bronze sculptures, to create his masterpiece at a time when he considers himself too old to make anything new . . . Book weight approx. 360g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Christine Price. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

  • Bookseller: Diversity Books AU (AU)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 004521
  • Format/binding: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Very Good
  • Jacket condition: Good
  • Illustrator: Christine Price
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: Frederick Warne
  • Place: New York
  • Date published: 1961
  • Keywords: NOISBN, Juvenile Picture Books, Unicorns, Legends and Mythology
  • Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / General;

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