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A swashbuckling tableau rendered in delicate watercolors by Hausman and Dubois sets the stage here — a sword-drawn captain in a wide-brimmed hat stands resolute on a rocky outcrop alongside a red-haired companion, while a massive sea creature rises from the waves and a tall-masted sailing ship looms in the misty distance. Capitaine Trèfle from Le Lombard strikes a tone that balances genuine peril with storybook charm, and this 2014 edition wears that balance beautifully on its cover alone.