OUNCE DICE TRICE
by Reid, Alastair
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
-
Bacova, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, 1958 Book. Illus. by Ben Shahn. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hard Cover. SIGNED by author on page opposite of copyright. 57 pgs, cloth. A book of words collected by this Scots poet & illustrated by this noted graphic artist. The words are collected into lists & combined into ideas. Dust jacket spine age darkened, dj is edge worn at head and tail of spine, small darkened spot to top edge of front free end paper where a strip of tape was removed..
Synopsis
Alastair Reid is a poet, translator, essayist, and scholar of Latin American literature. He had been on the staff of The New Yorker since 1959 and has translated works by Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges. Among his many books for children are A Balloon for a Blunderbuss, I Keep Changing , and Millionaires (all illustrated by Bob Gill), and Supposing (illustrated by Abe Birnbaum). In 2008 he published two career-spanning collections of work, Inside Out: Selected Poetry and Translations and Outside In: Selected Prose. Ben Shahn (1898–1969) was a painter, muralist, print-maker, and illustrator. He was best known for his socially and politically informed artwork, including a famous series of paintings depicting the trial of the anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti. His 1956 Charles Eliot Norton lectures were collected and published as The Shape of Content , and he illustrated numerous books of poetry. Ounce Dice Trice is the only book he illustrated that was written specifically for children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Windy Hill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036314
- Title
- OUNCE DICE TRICE
- Author
- Reid, Alastair
- Illustrator
- Ben Shahn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boston: Little, Brown, 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Windy Hill Books
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Bacova, Virginia
About Windy Hill Books
Windy Hill Books specializes in out of print and collectible children's books in gift condition. Established in 1993 we have recently moved to beautiful Bath County Virginia. We are opened by appointment only.
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