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Wonderful O
by Thurber, James
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957 72 pgs. Hard cover with yellow cloth spine, corner wear, dust soil, ink dots to cover, previous owner's bookplate, marginal stains to a few pages, but mostly clean and crisp text; color pictorial dust jacket is soiled and worn with small losses, original price intact ($3.50). The humorous story about a man who has come to detest the letter "O," and wreaks havoc upon an island called Ooroo. Illustrated throughout by Simont in blue & black.. Stated First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Marc Simont. 8vo.
Synopsis
James Thurber (1894–1961) was one of the outstanding American humorists and cartoonists of the twentieth century. Thurber wrote nearly forty books: collections of essays, short stories, fables, and children’s stories, including The 13 Clocks , which is published in The New York Review Children’s Collection. His other books for children include: Many Moons (1943), a Caldecott Honor Book; The Great Quillow (1944); and The White Deer (1945). Marc Simont (1915-2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books. He won a Caldecott Honor in 1950 for illustrating Ruth Krauss’s The Happy Day , and in 1957 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his pictures in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry. He is the illustrator for The New York Review Children’s Collection books The Backward Day and The 13 Clocks .
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009088
- Title
- Wonderful O
- Author
- Thurber, James
- Illustrator
- Marc Simont
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Stated First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Illustrated, fairy Tales, satire, Humor
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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