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The Wonderful O
by James Thurber
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
About this Item: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1957. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Marc Simont (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition First printing ( stated) book is in fine condition with a minor bump to the bottom of the spine. Book is unmarked except for a former owner name on the FFE and apparently unread. This is a book about a map and a treasure and the treasure hunters who spin this marvelous tale. Thurber is at his best. The Marc Simont illustrations are great. Quarter bound in tan cloth over blue boards. Collectible.
Synopsis
James Thurber (1894–1961) was one of the outstanding American humorists and cartoonists of the twentieth century. Thurber wrote nearly forty books: collections of essays, short stories, fables, and children’s stories, including The 13 Clocks , which is published in The New York Review Children’s Collection. His other books for children include: Many Moons (1943), a Caldecott Honor Book; The Great Quillow (1944); and The White Deer (1945). Marc Simont (1915-2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books. He won a Caldecott Honor in 1950 for illustrating Ruth Krauss’s The Happy Day , and in 1957 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his pictures in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry. He is the illustrator for The New York Review Children’s Collection books The Backward Day and The 13 Clocks .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Oshtemo Book Sellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12524
- Title
- The Wonderful O
- Author
- James Thurber
- Format/Binding
- Quarter bound in tan cloth over blue boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First Edition/ First Printing
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
Oshtemo Book Sellers
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
About Oshtemo Book Sellers
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Glossary
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- New
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Fine
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