Buy this book on-line ANDERSEN**, HANS CHRISTIAN: : THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - AN ALL-STAR ILLUSTRATED RETELLING OF THE CLASSIC FAIRY TALEUSA.NY,HARCOURT BRACE & CO,1998. ISBN 0151004366.
US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj+CD,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj; includes full-length,cased CD.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by both Quentin Blake+William Joyce illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - almost as new.Bright,clean,unblemished mustard/khaki paper-covered boards with black cloth blind spine with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate mustard/khaki endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? US,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj+CD,5-85pp [paginated] includes 23 readings /performances by assorted celebrities each with a full-page,full-colour illustration by 23 assorted artists/illustrators,cast list (includes illustrators) - in order of appearance,each with a potted biog and b/w portrait photograph; plus [unpaginated] S.Spielberg address,half-title+title pages, performers+ illustrators lists/tables,credits,CD credits and 15 full-page,colour illustrations throughout the text and the book - all by Quentin Blake.A benefit for the Starbright Foundation.
Performers as diverse as Dan Ackroyd to Robin Williams,Geena Davis to Dr Ruth Westheimer and illustrators from Daniel Adel to Maurice Sendak complete the book and CD.
Once upon a time there lived an Emperor with a passion for fashion. . . .In this bold,hilarious and sumptously illustrated book,Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fairy tale is given star treatment.The celebrity cast includes renowned actors and actresses,award-winning illustrators, and many other highly acclaimed personalities whose talents are outshone only by their generosity.
This remarkable group of contributors has donated all royalties from this book to Starbright,an innovative charitable organization committed to improving the lives of seriously ill children.Their gift to the Starbright Foundation is a gift for every reader,a brilliantly reinvented classic that will delight children of all ages.
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