Skip to content

Secure Checkout

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption
Subtotal: $275.00
Shipping: $6.00
$0.00
Donation Amount: $0.00
Total: $281.00
2 - 5 days
5 - 14 days

All fields are required unless marked optional.

Add Shipping Note
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Paypal
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Verified and Secured. Guaranteed.

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption
Please select your payment method from the following list:
Click the button to checkout with PayPal.
You will be charged $281.00 when completing this purchase.

Cart Totals

Subtotal: $275.00
Shipping: $6.00
: $0.00
Donation Amount: $0.00
Total: $281.00

You are about to purchase:

A Desert Tale

A Desert Tale by Cunningham, Carol; Collin, Marcie (Illustrations)

5 to 14 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $6.00
Details
$275.00
( US$)
Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
A Desert Tale
Author
Cunningham, Carol; Collin, Marcie (Illustrations)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Mill Valley, California: Sunflower Press, 1993. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Collin, Marcie. No. 19 of 55 copies, miniature book, [36] pp., signed by Carol Cunningham, in the original gift box. A charmingly illustrated tale, "[b]ased on a Middle Eastern proverb 'The Boots of Hunain' which refers to something that is not such a bargain as it seems" (n.b., quote from the book). The hand-coloured illustrations by Marcie Collin are delightful; Marcie "once lived in the Middle East" (per the colophon) and her love for the land and people shines through. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in paper over boards, hand-coloured illustration of a camel and black lettering on the front, yellow endpapers, illustrated half-title, illustrated double-spread title, lavishly illustrated with just a few pages with text only, most of the pages with either a full-page or an in-text illustration, numbered and signed by Carol Cunningham at the colophon; printed letterpress from hand-set type (per the colophon), miniature book (2 7/8" by 2 3/4"), unpaginated with 18 leaves. In the original gift box, the bottom gold foil-covered cardboard with a paper label on one side with the title in black, the top clear plastic, with four small pieces of lucite enclosing the book. ___CONDITION: Fine, the boards clean and without wear, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. The gift box near fine. strong and sturdy, the bottom without wear, the plastic top with usual shallow marks. ___CITATION: Bradbury, Sunflower Press no. 36. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.