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1977. First Edition. Signed. PATERSON, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1977). Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $12,000.Most exceptional first edition of the quintessential children's book about loss, signed by Katherine Paterson and specially annotated by her with over 1300 handwritten words describing the writing process and her experiences after publication, all intended to bolster this copy's value for a Christie's auction to benefit the PEN/American Center.""Paterson, who has already earned regard with her historical fiction set in Japan, proves to be just as eloquent and assured when dealing with contemporary American children—and Americans of very different backgrounds at that. Jess, from an uneducated family in rural Virginia, has been practicing all summer to become the fastest runner at school—a reputation more desirable than his present image as 'that crazy little kid who draws all the time.' But Jess is… Read More

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1977. First edition of the author's first Newbery-Award winning classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "For ___ ____- 'Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open.' Katherine Paterson 9/3/22 *From the movie script by David Paterson." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A exceptional example, uncommon signed and inscribed. In addition to being a Newbery Medal winner, Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notable Children's Book and has become a touchstone of children's literature. It is the basis for the 2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó from a screenplay by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell, starring Josh Hutcherson, Anna Sophia Robb, Bailee Madison, Zooey Deschanel, and Robert Patrick.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1977. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing of the 1978 Newbery Medal winning novel. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards with spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with faint lean to binding, light rubbing at tips, former owner name to front free endpaper and pages lightly toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light restoration at spine ends, points of flap folds and the mending of a short tear to the top edge of the rear panel, and a price sticker to the front flap. A surprisingly difficult title to find in the first printing.

Crowell. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0690013590 . A presentation copy of Bridge to Terabithia given to local Baltimore author Colby Rodowsky by Katherine Paterson. The book is inscribed by Paterson on the title page and is dated the year of publication. The inscription reads, "For Colby Rodowsky - I'm so glad to get to know you - Best wishes - Katherine Paterson - 12/8/77". This was Colby Rodowsky's personal copy and is signed by her on the front endpaper. First printings of Bridge to Terabithia are scarce as there were only 7000 copies printed. The book and dust jacket both have rubbing and toning overall. The book has a moderate lean and bumps to the spine ends. Binding is tight and the interior pages are unmarked. Dust jacket shows minor wear to edges and corners, small chips to the spine ends, and a few small closed tears to the edges. Dust jacket is wraped in protective mylar. No metallic sticker to the front.… Read More

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1977. First edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. A Near Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. Book with a contemporary owner's name on the front free end paper along with a notation that the book won the Newberry in 1977. Otherwise an excellent copy overall. Jacket retains original $7.95 price, with a few short tears or creases, but overall bright and unrestored. Printed in an inital printing of 7,000 copies, first printings are relatively scarce on the market. When Jesse befriends the class outcast Leslie, the two join forces to create a rich imaginary world called Terabithia. Together in their wooded kingdom, the two children face ogres and encounter magical creatures that help them sort through the difficulties they confront in their real lives. And then, an unexpected tragedy brings adulthood all too soon. Adapted twice into film, once in 1985 and once in 2007, Bridge to Terabithia has become a beloved modern classic for generations of young readers. Near… Read More

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1977. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with titles in silver to the spine and the author's initials in blind to the upper board, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with eight full page and four half page drawings in black, grey and white throughout. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a little rubbing to the spine tips, the cloth remains bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed and creased first state dustwrapper that has a few tiny nicks, without loss at the spine tips. Not price-clipped ($7.95 to the upper front flap). A lovely example. The beloved Newbery Medal winning story of unbreakable friendship and loss, featuring two children and their imaginary magical forest kingdom of 'Terabithia'. The basis for the 2007 critically acclaimed, award winning film of the same… Read More

PATERSON, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. NY: Thomas Y Crowell [1977]. 8vo, [x] 131pp. Black cloth with spine stamped in silver, front cover stamped in blind. 8 full-page and 4 half-page half-tone illustrations. Spine ends and lower corners lightly rubbed; faint, tiny discoloration in midst of front free endpaper; else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (a fw tiny chips at spine ends, spine a tad sunned, medal affixed). With a bookplate signed by two-time Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson laid in.
First edition. 1978 Newbery Medal Winner! This moving novel of two friends who create a magical kingdom for themselves to deal with the stresses in their lives has been beloved since its publication. The basis for a 1985 PBS TV movie and the 2007 Disney feature film starring Josh Hutcherson and written by the author's son, David Paterson (whose loss of a dear friend as a child inspired the book).

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second printing with number row ending in 2. Black cloth boards, very light shelf wear; boards warp outwards ever so slightly. Minor wear and handling soil to dust jacket; a couple short closed tears; no major tears or chips; $7.95 price intact; Newberry Medal on front; jacket a little stretched from previous brodart with paper backing, now in non-backed brodart. Inside clean, no inscriptions or foxing, etc. Happy to send pics. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1977. Early printing of the author's first Newbery-Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Karen, Katherine Paterson 1/29/92." Fine in a fine dust jacket. In addition to being a Newbery Medal winner, Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notable Children's Book and has become a touchstone of children's literature.

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1977. Early printing of the author's first Newbery-Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Patti, Katherine Paterson 1/26/82." Fine in a fine dust jacket. In addition to being a Newbery Medal winner, Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notable Children's Book and has become a touchstone of children's literature. It is the basis for the 2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó from a screenplay by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell, starring Josh Hutcherson, Anna Sophia Robb, Bailee Madison, Zooey Deschanel, and Robert Patrick.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition, 13th printing (number line starts at 13) of the 1978 Newbery Medal winning novel. Publisher is the original publisher, Thomas Y. Crowell, not HarperCollins. Signed by Katherine Paterson and inscribed on a bookplate affixed to the FFEP. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards. Newbery Medal on front panel.

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1977. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Donna Diamond. 1977 Thomas Crowell FIRST edition 2nd printing ( # line to 2) of Paterson's always RARE book. The book is ***SIGNED & INSCRIBED to a reader & DATED 11/9/1996,*** on a tipped-in card, located on the title page. A beautiful and hard-to-find copy with the author's inscribed signature makes it a great gift for any age and occasion. The hardback & spine is in Near Fine condition, with no marks, slant, stains. There is a trace of foxing on the front and rear end paper. The dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition. It is later state, when the book's publisher changed to HarperCollins. There is a faint discoloration near the edges but otherwise the DJ is clean and bright. Adapted successfully for film in 2007 by David Paterson and Jeff Stockwell, directed by Gabor Csupo, starring Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, and Robert Patrick.

1978. Victor Gollancz. London. 1978. First Edition, UK. Hardback with wrapper. Illustrated. Very small indentation to rear board and head and tail of spine very slightly faded. The pages are very clean and fresh. The wrapper is very slightly worn along extremities and has a very small indentation to rear cover. A lovely copy.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1978. Clean blue cloth on boards with gilt titles. Very faint sunning to inside top boards edges. Top-edge: just a few spots. Clean contents. Line drawings. Binding is As New. 128p Dj: clean jacket. Light rubbing and few only scratches. Spine: faint touch of sunning; head with paperthin wear and teeny chips. Teeny chip to head & foot of flaps spines. . First Edition. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Donna Diamond.

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 5x0x8. Diamond, Donna. This copy is a fifth printing of the first edition, with the same cover art as the first printing (does not match stock photo), but produced after the Newberry win, so it also has the Newberry medal added to DJ design. Black cloth with blue spine titling, very good with slight fading to an area of the back panel, beneath a chip in the dust jacket; lightly bumped spine ends. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket good only with aforementioned chip at top edge of back panel, about 1.5 x 2.5 -inches, with occasional closed tears along the other edges and light scuffing / shelf-wear. Pages clean and bright, text unmarked.

Trumpet Club, 1987 Book. Illus. by Donna Diamond. Very Good -. Soft cover. 1st Edition. A decent copy..

Crowell, 1977. Book. Illus. by Diamond, Donna. NF. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Thirteenth printing. A NF copy in a NF dust jacket with the same cover art as the first edition. .

New York, NY: Scholastic, 1996. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. Donna Diamond (Illustrator). BRAND NEW Copy. Stated First Scholastic Edition, First Printing, September 1996. First published 1978, and winner of the John Newberry Award of the same year. A remarkably rich narrative of friendship between a boy and a girl, both fifth graders. Brought together by both being swift-of-foot with a great for running, not a promising start since competition is involved, and the two come from very different family backgrounds. In time they build together a magical kingdom in the woods accessable only by swinging on rope over water ... one day the "bridge" fails, and a twosome become one. An eloquent and reassuring book in face of tragedy who strikes young and old alike. Fine copy of a fine book well worthy of reprinting.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 1987. Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reading level: Ages 9 - 12 years old. A Newbery Honor Book. Jess Aaron's greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new kid, a new girl, boldly crosses over to the boy's side of the playground and outruns everyone. That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. It doesn't matter to Jess that leslie dresses funny, or that her family has a lot of money -- but no TV. Leslie has imagination. Together, she and Jess create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the only limits. Then one morning a terrible tragedy occurs. Only when Jess is able to come to grips with this… Read More

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