New York : Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover bound in colorful blue library binding with orange spine and black and white fanciful drawing on front cover. 88 pages. Illustrated with vignette and full page drawings by Domenico Gnoli. First edition thus, first printing with full number line. Re-issue of the title first published in 1965. No previous ownership marks. Mild toning to page margins as per usual with this edition, else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. Near fine. .

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Norton Juster is the author of the beloved classic The Phantom Tollbooth, which has sold more than two million copies since it was first published nearly 50 years ago. He is also an architect and the author of other highly acclaimed children's books, including The Dot and the Line, which was made into an Academy Award-winning film, and The Hello, Goodbye Window, illustrated by Chris Raschka, which received the Caldecott Medal.

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Bookseller: Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 020712
Title: Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys
Author: Juster, Norton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Not Issued
Edition: First Edition Thus
ISBN 10: 0375966994
ISBN 13: 9780375966996
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2010
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Children's Tales
Bookseller catalogs: Childrens Books;

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