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London: Hodder and Stoughton A very good copy in red decorative cloth binding with tipped in colour frontispiece and 14 further tipped in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. With numerous designs and black and white illustrations by Dulac. Top page edges gilt. Undated but probably 1920's. The binding is bright and clean . There is a small white mark at the top corner of the front board and very slight fading to the spine, together with slight pulling to the spine. The contents are very clean and in very good condition. Lge octavo.
FABLES DE LA FONTAINE by La Fontaine - [1920]
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FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
by La Fontaine
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Tours, France: Maison Alfred Mame Et Fils. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1920]. Hardcover. Pictorial boards; Quarto; Color printed hard boards with cloth spine; Minor rubs at edges; Bright and clean; Text in French; Illustrated by R. de la Neziere .
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The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales
by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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Otter Nonsense
by Norton Juster
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good +
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- 9780399209321 / 0399209328
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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New York: Philomel, 1982 Imagine! Phantom Tollbooth Meets Hungry Caterpillar. What A Collaboration! Apparently They Are/Were Neighbours And Good Friends. If You Google Both Eric Carle And Norton Juster You Will Be Treated To Photos Of Them,(Along With Barry Moser), Wearing T-Shirts That Say I Am Not Eric Carle And I Am Not Norton Juster Respectively. As Suggested By The Title, Otter Nonsense Is A Book Of Animal Line Drawings Illustrating Some Terrible Puns! 'Weasel Overcome," For Example. This Is A Very Good Plus Presumed First Philomel Edition With Gift Inscription On Ffep. Unclipped Dust Jacket Has A Small Stain To Lower Rear Bottom Edge Near Spine, About 1.5 Inches Long And .25 Inches High. Price Is $8.95.
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THE GILLYFLOWER GARDEN BOOK.
by ANDERSON. ANNE. Illustrates
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Thomas Nelson & Sons. London. ND. [1915] 1915. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.3 x 701 inches). Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and line drawings around the text pages opposite each plate, plus illustrated title page, all by Anderson. A little browning to the blank endpapers and a neat previous owner name on the front free endpaper, otherwise a very good, clean copy in the publishers grey cloth covered boards. Full colour illustrated onlay to the front board and green line border, decoration and lettering. Blue cloth spine lettered in dark blue. Aside from some darkening to the plain spine and minor rubbing to the extremities this is a very good copy. The book is undated but the British Library catalogue gives the publication date as 1915.
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Drawn from Memory and Drawn from Life
by E. H. Shepard
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Cape Town, South Africa
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London: Methuen & Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957-1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiographical book of Shepard childhood, later famous for his children illustration in particular books by AA Milne. A fine book in excellent condition. Internally clean with clean boards and clear red top stain. VG+ or better dust jacket. Some minor edgewear and some very small chips. Now in a protective cover, unclipped. An exceptional copy in collectors condition, the 2nd of Shepard's bibliographical works following on Drawn from Memory. Many of Shepard's drawings adorn the pages. A very fine book, small smudge at the bottom edge. Internally book is pristine (as new) with no marks internally. Tight binding and seems unread. Clear red top stain. A like dust jacket that is very fine. Unclipped, with 25s price visible. Now in a protective cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages .
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RAPUNZEL
by Zelinsky, Paul O.
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- 9780525456070 / 0525456074
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Covina, California, United States
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New York: Dutton's Children's Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Paul Zelinsky on the title page. Winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal. A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Colorfully illustrated throughout. Quarto. Original pictorila boards. Light foxing to the top edge; else fine in a fine dust jacket.See this book and other children's books at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, October 8-9 at the Seattle Center. For more information and tickets, visit: www.SeattleBookFair.com
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Nonsense Songs
by Lear, Edward (Illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke.)
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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London: Frederick Warne [circa 00]. (Hardcover) Not paginated. Very good, no dust jackets. Embossed brick colored cloth with gilt lettering. All edges gilt, bevelled edges, decorated endpapers, black and white and color illustrations. The text block has been reglued to the spine with a slight offset, and cracks on inner hinges are still evident. Illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke. (Juvenile).
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Petit Poucet (Inscribed By artist with a Color drawing)
by Perrault, Charles; Illustrated By Jean-Marc Rochette
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- 9782203142954 / 2203142952
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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Paris: Casterman, 2001 Illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Famous fairy tale illustrated with full color plates by Jean-Marc Rochette. This special copy has been inscribed by Rochette with a full page color drawing of the character from the book. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Jean-Marc Rochette. Oblong 4to.
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Rocket Jockey
by St. John, Philip
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 207 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in grey, cloth-covered boards with navy, stamped spine titles. Corners bumped, with light wear. Spine ends a bit crinkled. Small pull mark on the half title page. Tiny spot in margin of two pages, otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has heavy wear to the spine ends, with paper loss at each end. Corners and edges also worn, including tears, creases and tiny chips. The spine is rubbed and very slightly faded at the top. Reverse side has some browning. Price clipped. A title in the Winston Science Fiction series for juvenile readers. Jacket and endpapers designed by Alex Schomburg. .
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Beauty and the Beast
by Apy, Deborah (Based on the work of Madame le Prince de Beaumont; Illustrations by Michael Hague.)
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Norwalk: Easton Press 1983. (4to) 64pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Blue leather with gilt decoration and lettering. All edges gilt, ribbon bookmark, color illustrations. There is a previous owner's book plate on the front free endpaper. This text is based on the story by Madame le Prince de Beaumont. Based on the work of Madame le Prince de Beaumont. Illustrations by Michael Hague. (Juvenile, Fairy Tales).
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Little Don Pedro
by Helen Holland Graham
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Winfield, Illinois, United States
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Price on flap is $2.95. Please see photos of the dust jacket. I rated it as Very Good-. The book is Near Fine. No writing. Top corners bumped. Some light stains on page 7 - photo 11. Copyright date 1959, no other date given. Printed in the U.S.A. Backgrounds of the pictures are in color. The inside of the cover (front and back) and opposite page are illustrated as shown photo 4. The story is about how little Pedro, who is small for his size, deals with bullying and becomes a hero. Recommended for ages 6 - 9. This is a hard to find book with dust jacket. The bottom flaps look clipped.
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Fables de la fontaine
by La Fontaine
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la fontenelle, France
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Nathan, 1999. poche. 1999. broché.
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Fables de La Fontaine
by La Fontaine
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Cannes, France
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dites par Anne-Marie Duverney le loup et l'agneau La cigale et la fourmi le corbeau et le renard la laitière et le pot au lait Le renard et la cigogne Le chat, la belette et le petit lapin Le renard et les raisons Trianon Pathé Marconi disque
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Fables de La Fontaine.
by LA FONTAINE
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BELIN-BELIET, France
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Editions Hachette, 1978. Board Book. Livre en français. Couverture rigide. Cartonné. 32 pages. Couverture légèrement défraîchie. (ref. 208279)
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Miltie is a Hackie
by Denby, Edwin
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Corona del Mar, California, United States
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Calais: Z Press, 1973. Limited First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 52 Gray pictorial cover. [8]+3-59p,pl. A Libretto by Denby Movie Stills by Rudy Burckhardt. Limited to four hundred copies at the Stinehour Press
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FABLES DE LA FONTAINE - Nouvelle Édtion Illustrée Par Desandré Et Hadamar
by La Fontaine
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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Paris: Librairie Theodore Lefevre & Emile Guerin, Editeur. Very Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Gift inscription on half title page. Front free endpaper is missing. ; This book is in excellent condition - exceptions noted. A handsome copy with tight binding and clean, unmarked text. All edges bright gilt as is front cover - see image. Tissue guard on frontispiece, and charming Illustrations throughout. Text is in French. No date given. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 248 pages .
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Fables De La Fontaine
by La Fontaine
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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New York: Editions Fabbri. Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardback. Text in French; Cover slightly soiled .
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Fables de La Fontaine
by La Fontaine
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South Lyon, Michigan, United States
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Hector Bossange, 1828. Hardcover. Acceptable. Paris, 1828; French text; brown leather covered boards; heavy edge and corner wear with board exposed; back strip missing; covers held on by string binding; 5 1/2 inches tall; end papers heavily toned; previous owner's name on title page; interior pages foxed; 203 pages.
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Fables De La Fontaine
by La Fontaine
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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Paris: Ernest Flammarion. Good with no dust jacket. No pub date. Hardback. Owner's inscription/slightly worn and soiled; Text in French .
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FABLES DE LA FONTAINE.
by LA FONTAINE
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Ed. Maison Alfred Mame et fils, 1992. unbound. Bueno. Ed. Maison Alfred Mame et fils. Tours 1901. Cartone lomo tela. 15x9. 400 pp. Cubiertas defectuosas. Frances. Nombre del anterior propietario.
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Fables De La Fontaine
by La Fontaine
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- Used - Very Good
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- 9782092107744 / 2092107747
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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France: Editions Nathan, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Philippe Nignon.
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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- 9780394856438 / 0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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- First
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- 9781501147494 / 1501147498
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with…
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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