THE WORLD THAT JACK BUILT

First edition. Signed by the author. Beautifully painted, evocative illustrations. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout.

A cat's adventure through an idyllic landscape takes a chilling turn in this story with a strong environmental message. Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front free endpaper "For Audrey - / With love. / Ruth Brown 1990." The recipient is Audrey Adams, who as an editor at the Andersen Press worked with and published many of our finest contemporary authors and illustrators.