The Man Who Walked Between the Towers [Signed]
by Mordicai Gerstein
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0761317910
- ISBN 13
- 9780761317913
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2003. Fine/Fine. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, [2003]. First Edition, First State without Caldecott Medal Sticker. Slim quarto; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($17.95); unpaginated; color illustrations throughout, including two fold-out views. A Fine example. Signed and dated 7/1/08 by the author on title page.
Beautiful and moving Caldecott Medal winner recounting the day in 1974 when the French aerialist Philippe Petit snuck into the newly-completed World Trade Center, set up a rope between the two buildings, and spent forty-five minutes in the air, walking, dancing, and performing tricks.
Beautiful and moving Caldecott Medal winner recounting the day in 1974 when the French aerialist Philippe Petit snuck into the newly-completed World Trade Center, set up a rope between the two buildings, and spent forty-five minutes in the air, walking, dancing, and performing tricks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28861
- Title
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers [Signed]
- Author
- Mordicai Gerstein
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0761317910
- ISBN 13
- 9780761317913
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Place of Publication
- Brookfield, CT
- Date Published
- 2003
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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