THE VELVETEEN RABBIT

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1983. Fine in near fine jacket.. Inscribed later printing of Hague's illustrated interpretation of the classic picture book - including a lovely original butterfly drawing. Michael Hague's detailed art is very much in the aesthetic tradition of Golden Age artists like Howard Pyle and Arthur Rackham. His illustrations for collections of classic stories make his art a touchstone of many childhoods. 10'' x 8''. Original green paper boards. In original unclipped ($11.95) color pictorial jacket. Illustrated by Hague in color. 34 pages. Inscribed by Hague in ink to verso of front fly leaf, with drawing of a butterfly. Jacket with a few bits of soil, tiny closed tear to one corner.