Author: HURST, MARGARET M.
Title: Grannie and the Jumbie: A Caribbean Tale
Description: No Place: Laura Geringer Books, 2001. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0066236320. Hardcover is glazed boards with yellow lettering on front, white lettering on spine the endpapers are lavishly illustrated in very stylized, colorful technique, looking like appliques. Stated First Edition. Pages not numbered. Pages are also lavishly illustrated in marvelously colorful pictures. All of the pictures in the book are from various pieces of cloth, various ages and origins, such as dresses, some of which are silk-screened cotton. "This brilliantly illustrated story captures the vibrancy of Caribbean folklore. Each piece of fabric is from the author's native St. Thomas and is infused with the island's cultural traditions". ; Color Illustrations; 11 x 8 3/4; Unpaginated pages; Cover and DJ have very slight bumping and shelf wear.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0066236320 Art; Artists; Textile Art; Textiles; Folk Lore; Folk Tales; Caribbean History; Juvenile Fiction: Cultural History;


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