Description: Cooney, Barbara (Illus); Bierhorst, John (Auth). Spirit Child, A Story of the Nativity: Uncut Proof with Correspondence. New York: William Morrow & Co, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Very Good / Very Good. 36W x 58H inches, flat, folded down to 16 x 21 inches. Uncut proof sheet of the book and jacket for Spirit Child: A Story of the Nativity by John Bierhorst, illustrated by Barbara Cooney with design & typography by Jane Byers Bierhorst. There is some soil and foxing to proof. The text is Bierhorst's translation of a 16th Century Aztec text recounting a nativity story that pulls from European as well as native sources. The text is beautifully illustrated by two-time Caldecott Medalist, Barbara Cooney. Accompanying the proof are 8 postcards from Barbara Cooney to John Bierhorst which make reference to the book. Also included is a SeaStar reprint of the book that is inscribed by Bierhorst (not from the Bierhorst's collection). Inv: 9233
Price: 450 USD
Location: Torrington, Connecticut
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1984
Modified Item: Yes
Topic: Christmas
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Barbara Cooney
Author: John Bierhorst
Subject: Children's
Personalized: Yes
Original/Facsimile: Original
Modification Description: Book is inscribed by John Bierhorst
Language: English
Signed: Yes
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed