About this Item
This is the 1972 edition with illustrations by Joseph Mugnaini. The book has slight edge wear, and there is fading along the top and bottom edges.otherwise the book is in wonderful condition, it is clean and unmarked, the illustrations are sharp, it is crisp, and an overall attractive copy. The dust jacket has fair shelf wear, there is a substantial tear along the top of the headband, small bending and tears long the top and bottom edge, and slight rubbing on the covers.otherwise the dust jacket is in good condition, and protected by a mylar cover!. Seller Inventory # 978804
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Halloween Tree
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Joseph Mugnaini
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
About this title
Bradbury's stories about children are always attended by dread--of change, adulthood, death. The Halloween Tree, while sweeter than his adult literature, is also touched at moments by the cold specter of loss--which is only fitting, of course, for a holiday in honor of the waning of the sun.
This is a superb book for adults to read to children, a way to teach them, quite painlessly, about customs and imagery related to Halloween from ancient Egypt, Mediterranean cultures, Celtic Druidism, Mexico, and even a cathedral in Paris. (One caveat, though: Bradbury unfortunately perpetuates a couple of misconceptions about Samhain, or summer's end, the Halloween of ancient Celts and contemporary pagans.) This beautiful reprint edition has the original black-and-white illustrations and a new color painting on the dust jacket. --Fiona Webster
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