Beautifully illustrated first edition of Michael Hague's Beauty and The Beast, retold by Deborah Apy.
Retold by Deborah Apy. Illustrated by Michael Hague. First edition, first printing, 1983. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
"Long ago, in a far-off country there lived a good merchant who was enormously rich. His wealth had been acquired through years of hard work, and, although his wife had died many years before, he felt greatly blessed. It was not his fortune that he counted most among his treasures, but his three daughters and three sons, whom he loved deeply. His daughters were attractive, his sons strong and robust. But of all his children, the youngest daughter was by far the most striking, and all who met her called her "Beauty".
Michael Hague ( 1948 - ) has illustrated many children's books and is best-known for his work on the 1984 edition of The Hobbit, The Book of Fairies, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Wind in The Willows.
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