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Ox-Cart Man  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Ox-Cart Man - 1st Edition/1st Printing

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Ox-Cart Man - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Hall, Donald

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Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
ISBN 10
0670533289
ISBN 13
9780670533282
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New York: The Viking Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth Spine. 0670533289 . A charming first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition, cloth backed spine, boards with embossed black ox-cart in alike dust-jacket with the Caldecott Medal. A stunning copy, hard to imagine a nicer one to be found; In October he backed his ox into his cart and he and his family filled it up with everything they made or grew all year long that was left over. Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. (from the dust-jacket) Winner of the 1980 Caldecott Medal; Color Illustrations; Oblong 4to; [40] pages .

Synopsis

Ox-Cart Man is the title of a 1979 book written by Donald Hall and illustrated by Barbara Cooney. It won the 1980 Caldecott Medal. The book deals with an 18th century farming family that uses an ox-cart to take their goods to market, where they make the money to buy the things they need. Ox-Cart Man was originally published in an October 3, 1977 edition of The New Yorker as a Donald Hall poem.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Ox-Cart Man - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Hall, Donald
Illustrator
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney
Format/Binding
Cloth Spine
Book Condition
Used - Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0670533289
ISBN 13
9780670533282
Publisher
The Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1979
Keywords
Collectible Rare Out-of-print
Bookseller catalogs
Awarded Illustrators; Legendary Illustrators; Awarded Books / Caldecott Medal;

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