1977 first edition (based on mfg. code 1-10); Reynal & Company publishers, New York; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket very good with small, minor edge wear and tear.
 
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Stunning picture book that is a magical allegory of freedom.  Robert Vavra has added his poetic talents to form a story designed around the appealing paintings by Fleur Cowles in which a Romany (gypsy) woman who had been out of touch with nature, is able to find it again. The beginning few pages have round holes through which we see the woman's face when she is still "un-free."