TIKVAH; Perspectives on Human Rights - A Compilation of Images and Observations by Illustrators of Books for Children

Storrs: ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 111 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. Limited edition 1 of 350 copies - Tipped in signed relief engraving print of THE ANGEL OF HOPE by Barry Moser. Tikvah, the Hebrew word for hope, expresses the clear interest that children's illustrators have in human rights. The book tackles somber subjects including child labor, the Holocaust, the death of Abel, and personal experiences with inequality, pairing with illustrations with text on opposite pages. 43 of America's most distinguished contemporary children's illustrators including Eric Carle, Leonard Baskin, Uri Shulevitz, Anita Lobel, E.B. Lewis, and many more. Boards and interior pristine. Dust wrapper price clipped. Tan cloth covered boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. Item #4987

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