Wally the Wordworm
by FADIMAN, Clifton; Lisa Atherton, illus
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Owings Mills, MD: Stemmer House, 1983. Second Edition. First printing with Atherton's illustrations (originally published 1964). Small quarto. cloth-backed paper-covered boards; dustjacket; 56pp; illus. Fine copy in original, unclipped dustwrapper, lightly rubbed and with a short, closed tear at upper margin, a bit toned at folds and mildly foxed on verso; Very Good. Neat ownership signature and printed bookplate of James G. Mead.
An attractive reissue of Fadiman's charming book for young readers, a celebration of words and lexicography told from the vantage point of a voracious bookworm. The first edition was illustrated by Arnold Roth; this reissue featured all-new illustrations by Maryland artist Lisa Atherton. It was her second published appearance as a book illustrator.
An attractive reissue of Fadiman's charming book for young readers, a celebration of words and lexicography told from the vantage point of a voracious bookworm. The first edition was illustrated by Arnold Roth; this reissue featured all-new illustrations by Maryland artist Lisa Atherton. It was her second published appearance as a book illustrator.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63346
- Title
- Wally the Wordworm
- Author
- FADIMAN, Clifton; Lisa Atherton, illus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Stemmer House
- Place of Publication
- Owings Mills, MD
- Date Published
- 1983
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
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- Foxed
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