Author: Domjan, Joseph
Title: The Proud Peacock
Description: NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. (1965). (1965). NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. (1965). (1965). Very good. - 4to, color pictorial cloth titled in white on spine & front cover. [24] pp. Tan & white pictorial endpapers & profuse illustrations in maroon & white & full color from woodcuts by Joseph Domjan. Lacks a jacket, else near fine.

Hungarian artist Joseph Domjan tells the tale of a humble woodcutter who can understand the language of birds. He retrieves the king's ring, which has been swallowed by a peacock, and as a reward claims a recalcitrant princess for his bride. Domjan's gorgeously patterned color woodcuts, which illustrate the story, are included in the permanent collections of a number of museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Very good .

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; FAIRY TALE; WOODCUTTER; PRINCESS; PEACOCK; WOODCUTS; ARTIST; ILLUSTRATOR; HUNGARIAN; JOSEPH DOMJAN.

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