Many Moons
by James Thurber
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
THURBER, James. Many Moons. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. NY: Harcourt, Brace [1943]. 8vo, [48]pp. Salmon cloth stamped in black. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on nearly every page. Spine ends lightly rubbed, lower corners minutely so, small bump at top corner of front cover, roughly half the pages have a crease in the upper corner, else a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (3" closed tear at bottom of front panel, light chipping at spine ends, less so at corners, rear panel scuffed, lower portion of rear flap clipped, medal not affixed).
First edition. 1944 Caldecott Medal Winner! A wise tale of a little princess who wanted the moon and got it. The combination of Thurber's elegant fairy tale with Slobodkin's vibrant illustrations has made this book a favorite for over 75 years! Scarce.
Synopsis
Many Moons is a children's picture book written by James Thurber and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. It was published by Harcourt, Brace & Company in 1943 and won the Caldecott Medal in 1944. Princess Lenore becomes ill, and only one thing will make her better: the moon. Unlike much of Thurber's other work, including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and his fables, this story shows a crisis between males and females that ends happily for all.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1029223
- Title
- Many Moons
- Author
- James Thurber
- Illustrator
- Louis Slobodkin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1943
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Caldecott Medal
- Size
- 8vo
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