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Chanticleer and the Fox
by Cooney, Barbara; text adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Nea Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co., 1958. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page - "from Sandra Cooney to Dana Ericson". Caldecott Medal Winner for 1959. SCARCE in the First Edition and SIGNED. Near Fine, original orange decorative cloth with patterned end papers, tiny rubs at bottom corners, in a Near Fine dust jacket, faint closed tear bottom edge front panel, tiny chips at corners. Caldecott Medal front panel, correct price of $3.00 front flap. A sweet copy, and tough to find in this condition and signed/inscribed. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Nea Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
In the children's book Chanticleer and the Fox, Barbara Cooney adapted the story of The Nun's Priest's Tale from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and illustrated it. Released by Crowell in 1958, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1959.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008319
- Title
- Chanticleer and the Fox
- Author
- Cooney, Barbara; text adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Nea Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y Crowell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
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