THE WONDERFUL O.
by THURBER, James
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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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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- Bookseller
- MONROE STAHR BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15180041
- Title
- THE WONDERFUL O.
- Author
- THURBER, James
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon And Schuster
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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