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Froud, Brian; Llewellyn, J. J. The World of the Dark Crystal
New York, NY, U.S.A. Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated 1982 0-394-71280-3 / 9780394712802 First Edition, First Printing Froud, Brian
Very Good in glossy pictorial wraps (pb). Folio. Decorative brown endpapers. 128pps., with numerous illustrations by Froud. Stated First Edition. Mild rubbing to the wraps with a couple of tips creased or rounded. A brief gift inscription is neatly penned near the top of the ffep. All pages are intact and immaculate, though it appears as if a signature had come unbound and was subsequently re-glued into the wraps. A nice copy, overall, of a scarce and beautiful book.
"...It would be inappropriate at this stage to give a complete account of the circumstances that led to the recognition of the Aughrian petroglyphs and the manuscript of the Book of Aughra. For some time it has been common knowledge that a chance discovery of an eroded rock carving at an undisclosed site has been followed by a remarkable reproduction of texts, objects, and diagrams associated with the original find. J.J. Llewellyn, professor of archaeology at Oxford University, has devoted the last several years to translating the Aughrian manuscript. (Aughra was a wizened wise woman who chronicled the history of the world of which she was both observer and participant.) The Book of Aughra appears in its entirety, in printed form, for the first time here in The World of The Dark Crystal..."
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100.00 USD
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