charlotte's web
by e. b. white
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- Seller
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
classic children's book of an unlikely friendship between a pig and a spider. first published in 1952 to positive reception; "charlotte's web" is today the 78th best-selling hardcover book of all time.
london: hamish hamilton. 5.25x8. 170 pages. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: negligible shelfwear. unclipped (12s. 6d.). near fine.
Synopsis
Charlotte’s Web (1952) by E. B. White is a piece of classic children’s literature. Fern Arable, a young girl growing up on a farm, pleads with her father to not butcher the runt of a recently birthed litter of pigs. After being spared, Wilbur the pig spends some time as Fern’s pet before being sold to her uncle, Homer Zuckerman, at which point Wilbur’s adventure truly begins. After being rejected by the other animals at Homer’s farm, Wilbur strikes up an unlikely friendship with Charlotte, a spider whose silky web resides near the pig. When Wilbur learns that he is to be butchered, his arachnid companion hatches a daring plan to save his life. The famous novel has been adapted into a movie, video game, stage production, and is soon to be made into a television series. A feat of storytelling, Charlotte’s Web won the Laura Ingall’s Wilder Medal and was a Newbery Honor book in 1953. Charlotte's Web is one of the best-selling paperbacks of all time. E.B. White rarely signed books, so a signed first edition can run anywhere from a few thousand dollars, to over $25,000.
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Details
- Bookseller
- leaves (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 877
- Title
- charlotte's web
- Author
- e. b. white
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- hamish hamilton
- Place of Publication
- london
- Date Published
- 1963
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