New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First edition, later issue. Jacket with some light chipping at edges. Quarto. Original pictorial glazed boards; original pictorial dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY DEPAOLA on the half-title "For Sophie & Michael / Tomie [with a heart] '92/97." dePaola created a richly illustrated book of nursery tales, taken from fairy and folk tales, and the fables he most loved as a boy.

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Bookseller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 400310
Title: Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales
Author: DEPAOLA, Tomie
Book Condition: Used - Jacket with some light chipping at edges
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition, later issue
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1986

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