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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Collins, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1962. First Edition. 256 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations by Jules Feiffer throughout. Map illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Minor tanning to otherwise clear pages. More prominent to text block edges; noticeable foxing to pastedowns and free endpapers, though tanning is much lighter. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket, priced 15s net, with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall. Substantial areas of loss to edges and corners, more prominent to rear panel.
Synopsis
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's adventure novel and a modern fairy tale published in 1961, written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through. He finds himself in the Kingdom of Wisdom. There he accepts a quest to rescue the princesses of the kingdom, acquires two faithful companions, and has many adventures.
Reviews
On Apr 2 2013, Fireflower537 said:
This is one of my favorite books. It is a VERY funny and clever story about a journey through strange lands. The book is full of puns, wordplay and weirdness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1713937868ALK
- Title
- The Phantom Tollbooth
- Author
- Norton Juster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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