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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Hard. Fine. Second Printing ~ Signed by author on title page. Decorated gold colored cloth. Former owner's name stamped on end papers, else a Fine copy. Crisp, clean, unclipped ($2.50) jacket has three small tears and very light edge wear. Kahl's gay 3-color illustrations and bright text shows her gifted touch in this whimsical variation of the Meistersinger theme about Droopsi, a boy from the Bavarian village of Pfeffernussenhofen who (badly) plays the concertina in a contest between his village and its neighbors.
Droopsi by Virginia Kahl - 1958
by Virginia Kahl
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Droopsi
by Virginia Kahl
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Virginia Kahl. A very presentable copy of the 1958 1st edition (with the letter 'A' on the title page). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light offsetting at the panels. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout in rich color by Virginia Kahl.
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Bookseller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Illustrator Virginia Kahl
- Format/Binding Cloth
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition Near Fine
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1958
- Keywords rare children's books
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Droopsi
by Kahl, Virginia
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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Droopsi
by Kahl, Virginia
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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Description:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Hard. Fine. Second Printing inscribed and signed by author on title page. Decorated gold colored cloth. Fine in crisp, clean, unclipped ($2.50) jacket with triangular front chip and half-inch tear. Kahl's gay 3-color illustrations and bright text shows her gifted touch in this whimsical variation of the Meistersinger theme about Droopsi, a boy from the Bavarian village of Pfeffernussenhofen who (badly) plays the concertina in a contest between his village and its neighbors.
Item Price
£60.70