Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968. Hard. Good. Shulevitz, Uri. First Printing ~ Signed by Shulevitz on a label mounted to half-title page. Burgundy colored cloth with tape ghosts on cover edges. Former library copy with their bookplate on front end paper, card pocket on rear end paper and perforated I.D. on title page. Patterned end papers. Internally tight, bright and unmarked. No jacket. Awarded Caldecott in 1969.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Smarty Pants (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78092
- Title
- Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Shulevitz, Uri
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date Published
- 1968
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Smarty Pants
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Ardmore, Pennsylvania
About Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants specializes in collectible, vintage (mid-20th century) children's picture books and books about art.
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