The Bells of Santa Lucia (SIGNED WITH A COLOR SKETCH)
by: Gus Cazzola / Pierr Morgan (Illustrator)

Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR with a color drawing of a lamb by Morgan on the front fly leaf. After her grandmother dies, a little Tuscan girl cannot stand the sound of bells until the good-hearted schoolmaster introduces her to some belled lambs. Morgan's bright, folksy illustrations evince a hearty rusticity perfectly suited to the sweet and compassionate story. Small tear to dj at top of spine, otherwise a clean copy.