"The Cabbage Moth
and the Shamrock."
By Ethel Marbach.
Illustrated by Michael R. Hague.
Star and Elephant Books/Green Tiger Press.
La Jolla, California.
1st Edition. 1978.
ISBN Not Applicable.
Octavo size (13 x 18cm), unpaginated, 32 pages. Very Good Condition in Very Good Dustjacket. Light wear to edges and corners of book,
previous owner's gift inscription to ffep, the owner has written the number in biro of each page in the corner of the border around each illustration
& the total on the last page, (28 pages), pages tight and clean. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners & top and bottom of spine, light handling wear.
Now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve.
Ethel Marbach was an American author writing in the 1960s & 70s, this story of the unrequited love between a cabbage moth, Fiona, and a shamrock, Jeremy.
Appears to be Award Winning American illustrator Michael Hague's first illustrated book.
He continues to produce best-selling picture books.
The beautiful meadow flowers are reminiscent of Cicely Mary Barker and Jill Barklem's flower and fairy illustrations.
Published by the famous Green Tiger Press, who produced special illustrated children's picture books through the 1960's and 1970's.
Although written in page numbers, this is a lovely copy of Michael Hague's first picture book.
Scarce First Edition.
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