Penelope and the Mussels: A Feminist Children's Book Dedicated to the Liberation of Children
by Shirley Boccaccio
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Joyful World Press, 1971. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Shirley Boccaccio. A very sharp copy of the 1971 1st edition of this "Feminist children's book". Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light scuffing at the rear panel. Thin quarto, includes photomontages by the author in brown and half-tone on every page. Shirley Boccaccio, an ardent feminist who wanted to offer girls a different model other than the male-dominated one, gives us here a tale of a heroine named Penelope, a raccoon and a dragon, all of whom have a yen for mussels. Penelope skillfully flies them to the water in her plane, swims out to save the raccoon and then cooks a feast. Published by The Joyful World Press of San Francisco.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19658
- Title
- Penelope and the Mussels: A Feminist Children's Book Dedicated to the Liberation of Children
- Author
- Shirley Boccaccio
- Illustrator
- Shirley Boccaccio
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Joyful World Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- rare children's books, rare feminism, rare photography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...