IGNIS; Illustrated by P. J. Lynch
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2001. P. J. Lynch. First U.S. Reinforced Trade Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Quarto (11 5/8" x 10 1/8"), glossy pictorial boards depicting fierce dragons flanking the young orange-red & fire-breathing dragon Ignis, picture by P. J. Lynch repeated on the dust jacket (unclipped), with all glossy pages having comparable colorful paintings by Lynch, archival polyester-sleeve added, olive endpapers, 40 pages. Fine / Near Fine. Item #6553
ISBN: 9780763616236
Gina Wilson (born 1943) is a Welsh-born former editor and author of several highly praised children's books.
P. J. Lynch is an award-winning Irish Children's Book Illustrator. Among his many awards, are the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal three times, and two prestigious Kate Greenaway Medals (for 1995 & 1997). He has also been named as the fourth Irish laureate na nÓg for children's literature.
SUPERIOR overall condition: Tight, bright copy with previous owner's presentation (fairly hard-to-see) on the front free endpaper. Slight edgewear to the otherwise bright and clean dust jacket (unclipped) with one 3/8" clean nick to the upper edge of the front dj panel. No remainder marks.
Price: $20.00