The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pene du Bois
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Caterham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Robert Hale Limited, London; 1949. 8vo. 180pp. First U.K. edition, first impression. Condition: Very Good+/Very Good
Bound in original red cloth binding with title in black to front and spine. The binding is square and tight and in clean, bright condition. There is some darkening and bumping to the top edge and spine ends. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from marks or damage, with just a little toning and spotting due to age. It is beautifully illustrated by the author.
This lovely book is housed in its first issue dust jacket. It is lovely and vibrant, and in very smart condition. There are a few very small stains and some shelf wear, including a few closed tears to the spine ends and top corner, which at some point have been taped to prevent further damage. It remains in rather lovely condition in spite of thee few points.
In all, this is a beautiful example of this children's novel by William Pene du Bois. The novel is a skilful blend of truth and nonsense, in which a retired school teacher's ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover Krakatoa, an island of great wealth and fantastic inventions. When Krakatoa explodes the protagonist and the famllies escape on a platform suspended by 21 balloons. This was one of Pene du Bois' best known novels, winning the Newbury Medal the year after its release in the USA.
Synopsis
The Twenty-One Balloons is a novel by William Pène du Bois, published in 1947 and awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1948. The story is about a retired schoolteacher whose ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover an island full of great wealth and fantastic inventions. The events and ideas are based both on scientific fact and imagination, and the descriptions are accompanied by illustrations by du Bois.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1016
- Title
- The Twenty-One Balloons
- Author
- William Pene du Bois
- Illustrator
- William Pene du Bois
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition, first impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 180pp.
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- william, pene, bois, twenty, one, 21, balloons, krakatoa, diamond, mine, invention, children, literature, fiction, adventure, travel, three, police, policemen, great, flying, locomotive, first, 1st, edition, gift, vintage, book
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