THE YOUNG MAN OF CURY and other poems. [Illustrated by Michael Foreman.**]

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn.FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy wrap- around,colour ppictorial artwork by Michael Foreman,illustrated dw/dj,with dark blue+black lettering to front and to spine; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - rear top corner tip with tiniest dent,publisher's original,plain RAF blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn,8-109pp [paginated] includes 50 poems in 9 themes - each theme with an individual colour illustrated separator page,other profuse part,full and double-page colour and b/w illustrations - all by Michael Foreman,interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,colour vignette illustrated title page,with dedication to its reverse,a 2pp contents list/table with a tipped- in copyright erratum slip and to the rear an index of first lines.
The title poem is based on a Cornish legend of a young man who rescues a stranded mermaid.Some of the other 49 poems have appeared elsewhere.notably 'King Ezra' in 'Island of the Children (Orchard Books),'Sam Groom' in 'Ten Golden Years' (Walker Books) and 'The Obby Oss' in Charles Causley's 'Figure of Eight (Macmillan).'Steam in the Kettle' was originally broadcast in the BBC TV series 'Play School'.
A delightful poetry book with Michael Foreman's charming illustrations throughout,in both colour and b/w.
Michael Foreman is one of the fore-most children's illustrators in Britain.Born in Pakefield,Suffolk 1938.Studied at Lowestoft School of Art and at the Royal College of Art.Lecturer at St Martin's School of Art (1963-65),the London College of Printing (1967-68),the Royal College of Art (1968-70) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1972).Art Director of Playboy Magazine,Chicago (1965) and King Magazine,London (1966).
Painter,etcher,illustrator and writer of children's books.His illustrative work is distinctive: he often works in colour or half-tone,creating luminous effects with veils of thinly diluted pigment over delicate pencil outlines; in his etched illustrations,he uses soft ground techniques to achieve subtle tonal gradations.His imagery,ostensibly decorative,humorous or with a sometimes child-like appearance,often has menacing
or bizarre overtones.He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Francis Williams Memorial Prize (twice,1972+1977),the Silver Eagle Prize,at the Festival International du Livre,Nice
(1972),the Kurt Maschler 'Emil' Award (1982),the Children's Book Award (1982),and the Bologna Graphic Prize for Youth (1982).
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