The Phantom Tollbooth (Special 35th Anniversary edition)
by Juster, Norton [Jules Feiffer (illusts.)]
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New
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About This Item
New York: Random House, (1989). reprint. As New. small quarto. hardback with dust jacket 256pp., illusts., ep maps, With an appreciation by Maurice Sendak
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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- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142165
- Title
- The Phantom Tollbooth (Special 35th Anniversary edition)
- Author
- Juster, Norton [Jules Feiffer (illusts.)]
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1989)
- Size
- small quarto
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- Quarto
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