The Story About Ping.
by Flack, Marjorie; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First edition of this beloved classic. Thin octavo, original half cloth. Bookplate, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities.
Synopsis
"Kurt Wiese and Majorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm." -- The New York Times
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32043
- Title
- The Story About Ping.
- Author
- Flack, Marjorie; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Kurt Wiese First Edition, Marjorie Flack the Story of Ping First Edition, Story of Ping First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...