The Book of the Sandman and The Alphabet of Sleep by Rien Poortvliet 1989 Harry Abrams Publishing rare childrens gift books
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This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 1989 Harry Abrams Publishing. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Full color illustrated hardcover boards matching jacket illustrations are also near fine with barely a hint of shelf wear. The accompanying dust jacket is clean and shiny with only a hint of shelf wear corners/edges. Larger hardcover, imperial octavo book size or 9" x 11" with 121 pages. Illustrated endpapers front and back.
The Book of The Sandman and The Alphabet of Sleep contains text by Will Huygen and exquisite illustrations by Rien Poortvliet. The Sandman is made real by the author and illustrator who are gifted explorers in the world of gnomes. The enchanted story sets out to find The Sandman and is a book-within-a book with The Alphabet of Sleep and its sage advice for those looking for The Sandman. After making their way to the Sandman's castle, "where all the sleep comes from", they meet the staff, the smallest donkey in the world, the smallest owl in the world and the magic of sleep.
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