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Phantom Tollbooth.
by JUSTER, Norton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394815009
- ISBN 13
- 9780394815008
- Seller
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY:: Knopf,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0394815009 . With an appreciation by Maurice Sendak. A later printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. ; 256 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's adventure novel and a modern fairy tale published in 1961, written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through. He finds himself in the Kingdom of Wisdom. There he accepts a quest to rescue the princesses of the kingdom, acquires two faithful companions, and has many adventures.
Reviews
On Apr 2 2013, Fireflower537 said:
This is one of my favorite books. It is a VERY funny and clever story about a journey through strange lands. The book is full of puns, wordplay and weirdness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55884
- Title
- Phantom Tollbooth.
- Author
- JUSTER, Norton
- Illustrator
- Jules Feiffer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394815009
- ISBN 13
- 9780394815008
- Publisher
- Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- NY:
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 0394815009, Children's Literature, SIGNED
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