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LA CORONA AND THE TIN FROG.
by BAYLEY, Nicola (illustrator). Story by Russell Hoban.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Cape, 1979.. FIRST EDITION 1979, 4to, 270 x 210 mm, 10¾ x 8¼ inches, colour illustrated glazed boards, (32) pages. Exquisite coloured illustration throughout featuring old toys and objects hoarded and forgotten by children (who do not appear in the book). No inscriptions, a Fine bright copy (issued without dustwrapper). Three wonderful tin toys, a frog, a mounted Red Indian and a crocodile on wheels come to life and live out romantic fantasies, a spinster mouse edits a literary journal and a wizard works spells from inside a little glass topped puzzle toy. Amazing magic happens when the old clock manages to arrest its mechanism at exactly midnight. The fascinating story is beautifully and simply told but seems rather sophisticated for young children. The stories were first published in Puffin Annual 1974. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42666
- Title
- LA CORONA AND THE TIN FROG.
- Author
- BAYLEY, Nicola (illustrator). Story by Russell Hoban.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Cape, 1979.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- tin toys fairy tale children's picture book Nicola Bayley
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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