Enchanted World; The Magic of Pictures

Thames and Hudson, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Various. 540 g.; II, 96 pages, artists and illustrations. The text is illustrated with 96 Illustrations, of which 44 in colour. Illustrated front cover, being a reproduction of Boshs' "Garden of Delights", with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Bumping and rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. The top left-hand corner of the rear panel has small pieces of paper adhering to eat. Browning to the endpapers and previous owner's name to the top edge of the free front in paper. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustrations as the underlying board, with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges. There is a 1" tear to the top right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel and there is a 3.25 " tear to the top edge of the rear fold over crease, with associated creasing rubbing. Marks to the dustwrapper panels. " An artist can cast a spell even those who have grown out of believing in magic. The power of a picture is some thing that works when we are 18 or 80, just as well as it does when we eight. Bryan Holme has chosen the pictures in this book to show some of the ways in which this spell can be cast." -- from the front fold over blurb. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 0500012032. ISBN/EAN: 9780500012031. Inventory No: 0107169. . 9780500012031