Trouble for Trumpets

by Peter Dallas-Smith

illustrated by Peter Cross 

First American edition.  New York:  Random House, 1984  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Illustrated covers are mostly clean, with pictorial title and illustration. 
• Boards show some smudges, remnants of a sticker, edgewear.  Corners are scuffed, with exposed board.  See photos.
• Spine has white text and is bright with scuffed ends.
• Binding is strong. 
• Illustrated end papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Owner's mark on front fep.
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• PS2026.0714

[32] pages. 9.75 x 12.5 inches

ISBN: 0-394-86513-8

First American edition.  Folio format.  Glossy illustrated boards on navy ground.  Illustrated, full-color end papers detail the world of the Trumpets.  Owner's name neatly inscribed on ffep; no other marks.  Boards show some wear to the glossy paper at corners and foot edge, adhesive remnants at head of top board.  A Very Good copy of this book and its richly imagined fantasy world.

The world of the Trumpets is the creation of Peter Cross (b. 1951), a British illustrator.  He described the genesis of his creation thus:  "The English countryside, the richness of its flora and fauna, and the cycle of the seasons – nature’s clock – fired my imagination, and the wonderfully illustrated children’s books from that ‘Golden Age of Illustration’ (1880 – 1920), gave me the inspiration to create the world of Trumpets.  Trumpets are peaceful, gentle creatures, but are threatened by Grumpets – mean, warlike bullies, out to make trouble.  This inherent duality, mirrored in real life – good and bad, light and dark, hot and cold etc…, is an underlying theme of the book, and the inevitable conflict between Trumpets and Grumpets drives the storyline." 

The world of the Trumpets came into being with Peter Cross's illustrations.  Peter Dallas-Smith, who wrote the story, created a framework to link Cross's ideas and artworks.  Dallas-Smith wrote around the pictures, gradually creating characters and introducing plot lines.  After seven years of collaboration, Trouble for Trumpets was published.  

First American edition.  Manufactured by A. Mondadori in Verona, Italy.  

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