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The Wonderful O
by Thurber, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with light wear and softness at spine ends, light sun fade along bottom edges of boards, book appears to be unread; in a Very Good jacket that is lightly rubbed and sun faded, most noticeable on spine, and with light edge and corner wear. A quite nice copy with illustrations by Marc Simon. For young readers, and also their parents, this was very popular book back when issued.
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
- Squid Ink Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio4882
- Title
- The Wonderful O
- Author
- Thurber, James
- Illustrator
- Marc Simont
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Unread 1st printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, Childrens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens and Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
Squid Ink Books
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About the Seller
Squid Ink Books
Biblio member since 2008
Tucson, Arizona
About Squid Ink Books
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