The Magic Story Tree: Fifteen Favorite Fables and Fairy Tales
by Various; Holling, Lucille & H.C. [Illustrations]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Platt & Munk, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Delightful book of fairy tales, with amazing and colorful illustrations by Holling C. Holling (H.C.) and his wife, Lucille. Large oversize folio publication. Scuffed boards, but still retain color. Corner tips are worn through to cardboard. Scraping to board edges, particularly to the bottom edge. Heel and head of spine are worn. Half moon shaped ding on upper edge of front board. Pages are lightly toned. The illustrations are still bright and vivid. Binding is in great shape. No loose pages. H.C. Holling was an American writer and illustrator, best known for the book Paddle-to-the-Sea, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He worked as an art instructor before turning to the writing and illustrating of children's books. 83 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230707006
- Title
- The Magic Story Tree: Fifteen Favorite Fables and Fairy Tales
- Author
- Various; Holling, Lucille & H.C. [Illustrations]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Platt & Munk
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 1.44 lbs
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...