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Brighton: Harvester Press, 1981. Book. Illus. by Craig Dodd (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st U.K. edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Buten's first novel, re-published in 2000 as "When I Was Five I Killed Myself," and considered in France to be a modern classic. Burt, an eight-year-old boy in a mental institution, refuses to speak, but one day "begins to write with a pencil on the wall--about why he has been committed, and what happens to him while he is there." At the time of publication the author was an accomplished clown who toured the United States under the name of Buffo. Black cloth w/silver spine lettering, 156 pages. Mildly cocked, Christmas sticker to top right corner of front free end paper, light tanning, in dust jacket w/sunned (entirely legible) spine, light rubbing, thin scratches. BOOK|014010 TRAN|A ANAM|Buten, Howard TNAM|From Little Acorns PBLS|Harvester Press SUB1|HOWARD BUTEN, CHILDREN, MENTAL INSTITUTIONS, BUFFO,…
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- Title From Little Acorns
- Author Buten, Howard
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Harvester Press, Brighton
- Date 1981
- ISBN 9780710803900
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Brighton: Harvester Press, 1981. Book. Illus. by Craig Dodd (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Buten's first novel, re-published in 2000 as 'When I Was Five I Killed Myself,' and considered a modern classic in France. Burt, an eight-year-old boy in a mental institution, refuses to speak, but one day "begins to write with a pencil on the wall -- about why he has been committed, and what happens to him while he is there." At the time of publication, Buten was an accomplished clown who toured the United States under the name of Buffo. Black cloth w/silver spine lettering, 156 pages. Lightly dusted edges, light tanning, in dust jacket w/slightly sunned spine, impressions, thin scratches, mild general wear..
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Brighton, UK: Harvester Press, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. As-New/Near Fine, First Edition, 1st UK Printing. An exceptional copy with no markings and absolutely no wear to boards, binding or pages. Appears unhandled and unread. Unclipped DJ is excellent with slight edge wear only. 5.25" by 8", 156 pages.
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