The Reason For the Pelican

Wordsong Boyd Mills Press:, 1994. The first printing, with an Afterwod y X. J. Kennedy, 64 pages, illustrated in b&w by Domini Catalano. "First published in 1959, this book was John Ciardi's first book of poetry for children." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Domini Catalano. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

JB Lippincott & Co., 1959 Book. Illus. by Gekiere, Madeleine. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Inscribed by author on ffep " for ________ - in whom, certainly, a child lurks. from John Ciardi - a lurking child?" Rest of book is clean, tight and straight. sunning around cover edges. Unclipped jacket w/moderate foxing. A couple closed tears… Read more about this item

Philadephia: Lippincott, 1959. Hardcover. Good. Third edition. Good condition hardcover with similar dustwrapper. 3rd printing. Text clean. Writing on front endpaper. Corners on cover bent. Small tears on edges of dustwrapper. Browning and rubbing to dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual… Read more about this item

New York, NY: J. B. Lippincott Company. G/G. (1959). ........ Cloth. 8vo., 63 pp., dj frayed, yellowed, inside hinges weak, bookplate .

Boyds Mills Press, 1994. Library Binding. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend… Read more about this item

Very worn pictorial DJ with tear half way up spine along with chips and edge wear. Blue cloth with Pelican line drawing on front cover and black lettering on spine. edges show some wear at corners . Black mark on inside of front cover otherwise inside is clean and tight. Very fine line drawings throughout. 63 pp

Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Dominic Catalano. Illustrator inscribed on the title page. First Boyds Mills Press printing. Gilt on black & white covers in a white pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 64 pages.

PHILADELPHIA: J.B LIPPINCOTT, 1959. FOURTH PRINTING. . Hardcover. Near Fine/NoNE. GEKIERE MADELEINE. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT PRIVATELY OWNED UNMARKED SQUARE CORNERS 2 VERY SMALL AREAS OF STICKER RESIDUE ON BACK COVER OTHERWISE BOOK IS FINE GREAT MADELEINE GEKIERE ILLUSTRATIONS

Calico Books, 1989. Board Book. Very Good. Mark Corcoran. cover age toned, interior clean and bright

J. B. Lippincott Company, 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

J.B. Lippincott Company. Good- Reading Copy/Good-. 1959. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Ex-Library (J43) .

Highlights Press, c/o Highlights for Children, Inc. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.