THE WONDERFUL KITE
by Wahl, Jan (illustrated by Uri Shulevitz)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a very good dust jacket (a touch of dampness caused some bleeding to the lower end of the spine, affecting the gree/very good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York:: Delacorte,, 1970.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket (a touch of dampness caused some bleeding to the lower end of the spine, affecting the green cloth and the inside of the price-clipped dj, mostly. Contents are fine.). First printing. One day, Ping Ling, a young Chinese boy full of mischief and dreams, is carried away on the tail of his magic moth kite into a series of adventures - with a singing dragon, a brooding emperor, warring eagles and the man in the moon. Beautifully illustrated with full color plates by Caldecott Medal winning Shulevitz.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10117
- Title
- THE WONDERFUL KITE
- Author
- Wahl, Jan (illustrated by Uri Shulevitz)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Near fine in a very good dust jacket (a touch of dampness caused some bleeding to the lower end of the spine, affecting the gree
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Delacorte,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1970.
- Keywords
- chinese story,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's and Illustrated;
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