Renowned illustrator Alan Aldridge introduced the fantastical world of the Butterfly Ball in this breathtaking modern classic. It is available in a lavish edition, complete with nature notes by Richard Fitter on each creature and an introduction to the life and work of Alan Aldridge. William Plomer was a South African novelist, literary editor, and poet. Alan Aldridge is the British artist whose airbrush illustrations of fantasy scenes defined the graphic style of the sixties. Working with some of the greatest artists of his generation, including the Beatles and Andy Warhol, Aldridge created groundbreaking posters, book illustrations, and album covers. His debut children’s book, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast, won the prestigious Whitbread Children’s Book Award. EUC. An inscription on the first page as it seems to have been a gift (that was sadly never looked at!).