About this title: Jim Henson's fantasy film "The Dark Crystal", featuring the concept design of artist Brian Froud, has developed a big cult following over 25 years. This is a reissue of the work as a collector's edition. It contains all of the art and text of the original volume - plus a new essay by Froud, illustrated with never-before-published paintings, drawings and sculptures from the film's archives. This edition also features a facsimile of a 20-page booklet Froud and Henson created to present the film to backers, which gives an overview of the story.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1982
Description: Trade paperback edition. ISBN 394-71280-3. First edition. Water stained copy with page rippling to the bottom 10 to 20% of each page. All pages separate with none stuck together and most art is clean but for some minor rippling of the page. Some pages at the front and back show light staining. A solid very good condition copy otherwise. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Henson Organization/Mitchell Beazley, London
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780855334499ISBN:0855334495
Description: Froud, Brian. Very Good+ Folio-over 12"-15" tall. PB, pictorial card covers, by Brian Froud, VG+/--, 128pp, 200 col & sepia illus, with many transparent overlays. Minor rubbing to edges of covers, inside is square, clean, tight & unmarked. A brilliant collectible copy of the fantastic conception of Jim Henson realized in words by J J Llewellyn and in art by the highy collectible Brain Froud. Later made into the popular film. 1000g when packed. read more
Edition: 1st ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Publishers
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: Illus by Brian Froud. Good in very good dust jacket. The visual magic of the spectacular movie The Dark Crystal captured in over 200 Tolkienesque full-colour illustrations along with imaginative text. large format. Black cloth, silver title to spine. Bumping to cover edges, with a few small white marks. Damp marks to bottom of page edges from front paste-down through first few pages and correspondingly to dustwrapper. Couple of patches of surface paper damage to front pastedown and front ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henson Organization, London
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: 085533455X. 1983 Henson Organization Publishing/Michael Beazley First edition. Pages and illustrations in lovely condition. Black boards-damage inside front board-surface paper peeled. Pencilled inscription to first facing page. Final blank page cut out. Boards have severe damage to both ends of spine and to front., edges/corners-not very pretty but internally this book is good. Will be sent within 24 hours by first class post.; 127 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Black hardback cloth cover with silver lettering to spine
Publisher: Henson Organization Publishing / Mitchell Beazley, London
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: G: in good condition with torn and rubbed dustwrapper. 128pp: over 200 pictures, most in colour: 340mm x 280mm (13" x 11"): Based on Jim Henson's movie 'The Dark Crystal', this book is both a lavish introduction to the world portrayed there as well as being a work of fantasy and artistry in its own right. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1982
Description: Brian Froud. Near Fine. Softcover. Folio. First printing. Near Fine condition--some light soiling to bottom edge. Illustrations by Brian Froud. Text by J.J. Llewellyn. Designed and edited by Rupert Brown. Based on the film The Dark Crystal, produced by Jim Henson and Gary Kurz, directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Tells the story of the race of Aughra. A handsome copy. 128 pp. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: N. Y., 1982, Henson/Knopf
Description: 128 pages, softcover, pictorial cover, approx. 11x13", stated "First Edition" on the copyright page, beautiful illustrated in color, no dustjacket, fine condition. No defects, in collector's desired condition. read more
Edition: 1st ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Publishers
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: Illus by Brian Froud. Very good in very good dust jacket. The visual magic of the spectacular movie The Dark Crystal captured in over 200 Tolkienesque full-colour illustrations along with imaginative text. large format. Black cloth, silver title to spine. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A few small indentations to front cover. Dustwrapper is edge-worn and lightly creased. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, London
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: Froud, Brian. Near-fine in Very Good jacket. Text written by J.J. Llewellyn based on characters created by Jim Henson. The dustjacket shows a little shelf wear and a short closed tear at the bottom front of the spine panel. read more
Edition: 1st ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Date Published: 1983
Description: Illus by Brian Froud. Fine in very good dust jacket. Large format. Colour illustrations from the film The Dark Crystal. Wrapper very slightly edge-rubbed with 2 small closed edge-tears. read more
Edition: Collector's ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Date Published: 2003-05-01
ISBN-13:9780810945791ISBN:0810945797
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: 1st ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Publishers
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: Illus by Brian Froud. Very good in very good dust jacket. The visual magic of the spectacular movie The Dark Crystal captured in over 200 Tolkienesque full-colour illustrations along with imaginative text. large format. Black cloth, silver title to spine. Wrapper just very slightly rubbed at edges. A lovely bright copy. read more
Description: VG Very good condition, 11 x 13 inch, softcover. Pub: 1982, First Edition stated, Henson Organization Publ., Knopf, NY. The Book of Aughra translated by a professor of archaeology at Oxford Univesity. ISBN: 394-71280-3. Poetic recitations are juxtaposed with reproductions of the art and artifacts of the civilization of Aughra's lost world. Derived from Jim Henson's film: The Dark Crystal. Book is clean and tight with owner's bookplate inside front cover and small bend to top front corner. read more
Edition: First UK Edition
Binding: Black hardback cloth cover with silver lettering to spine
Publisher: Henson Organization Publishing / Mitchell Beazley, London
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: VG: in very good condition with dustwrapper. Minor creasing to top edge of dustwrapper-very light spotting to endpapers. 128pp: over 200 pictures, most in colour: 340mm x 280mm (13" x 11"): Based on Jim Henson's movie 'The Dark Crystal', this book is both a lavish introduction to the world portrayed there as well as being a work of fantasy and artistry in its own right. read more
Edition: 1st ed UK
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Date Published: 1983
Description: Illus by Brian Froud. Very good in very good dust jacket. Large format. Colour illustrations from the film The Dark Crystal. Corners slightly bumped. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henson Organization Publishing/Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394521688ISBN:0394521684
Description: Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. 128 pp. Original purple cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Faint sunning to bottom edges. DJ has light edge wear w/ tiny chip at top of spine. Illust. w/ numerous color and b/w drawings. Contents very nice. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henson Publishing/Mitchell Beazley
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780855334550ISBN:085533455X
Description: Large hardback illustrated by Brian Froud, text by J.J. Llewellyn, based on the story by Jim Henson, designed and editied by Rupert Brown. 'Visual magic of the spectacular new movie The Dark Crystal, in which Jim Henson and Frank Oz collaborate with the celebrated illustrator Brian Froud, to create a fantastic ancient civilization-bringing to life its people, geography, laws, language and mythology. Illustrated with over 200 pictures, most in full colour. ' Right front endpaper edges and rear ... read more
"Beautiful drawings by the amazing Froud, but I do wish he'd had a few more of the ethereally beautiful ones on the cover scattered inside: lots of Skeksis... though I have to admit, they are seriously cool-looking."
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