Wayne Anderson — The Perfect Match

New York, Dorling Kindersley, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A smart first US edition of this charming folding book for children to create all sorts of magical creatures. First US edition. Illustrated in colour throughout. Deep in a mysterious world, a host of magical creatures gather to celebrate the wedding of the Witch and the Magician. Guests appear as you shift and change the fragments of the strange creatures with more than eight thousand possible varieties. Produced and illustrated by Wayne Anderson, an American artist notes for his colour pencil style, and renowned for his playful imagination and fantastic imagery. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot or handling mark. Previous owner's small bookplate to the front pastedown. Near Fine . Ill.: Wayne Anderson. Near Fine .