New York: Atheneum, 1992. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Ed Young. Illustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Ed Young. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Some light wear and curling on top edge of jacket. Previous owner's name/address stamped on front endpaper but is barely visible due to dark purple colour of paper. Half-title page is preceded by a an onion-skin type of page. Small damp mark at top edge of text block, but is not very noticeable. Size: 4to (9" to 11").

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SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772-1834), one of the most imaginative poets of the English Romantic Movement, was also its most influential thinker and philosopher. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was written early in his life, during a period of intense and impassioned creativity, and, like all his best work, has a visionary quality with strong religious and metaphysical overtones. MERVYN PEAKE (1911-1968) was born in China but moved to England at the age of eleven and studied at Eltham College, Kent, and at the Royal Academy Schools. His striking originality as an artist brought him renown as an illustrator of books such as Alice in Wonderland, The Hunting of the Snark and Treasure Island . He also wrote poetry and plays, but is best remembered as a writer for his Gormenghast trilogy of novels , Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone , an extravagant gothic fantasy that has become a modern classic.

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Bookseller: Bibliodditiques (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5417
Title: THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Illustrator: Ed Young
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: very good +
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition, as stated
ISBN 10: 0689316135
ISBN 13: 9780689316135
Publisher: Atheneum
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1992

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