Birds of Basel

Birds of Basel

Atha Tehon, New York, New York, 1969

Description

The hero of this tale is Basilisk, a green bird hatched from a cock’s egg. With the help of his friend, Jabez Crow, Basilisk sets out to discover the true history of the enchanted town of Basel and to unravel the mysterious identity of the Great Enchanter himself.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1970)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Art director/designer
Atha Tehon
Illustrator
Marian Parry
Author
Marian Parry
Size
6.5 x 8 inches
Pages
64
Quantity printed
edition of 9,000
Price
$3.95
Typeface
Monotype Bell, 14/17 reduced photographically with display in Monotype Bell
Typesetter
Westcott & Thomson, Inc.
Printer
Reehl Litho, Inc.
Printing method
offset
Paper
Hammermill Decision Offset
Binder
Economy Bookbinding Corporation
Binding materials
bound in G.S.B. s/535 No. 21 Norse Blue on .085 pasted board
Binding method
side-sewn, square-backed
Endpapers
Canfield Colortext Civic Gray
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
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