SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON: A Golden Legend Adapted by Margaret Hodges from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the 1985 Caldecott Medal "for the most distinguished American picture book for children." Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land. Illustrated in full color by Trina Schart Hyman. Oblong quarto. Original tan paper-covered boards over a rust cloth spine, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with just a hint of edgewear. Fine / Fine. Item #74945
ISBN: 0316367893
Price: $150.00
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