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The Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
SELDEN, George. The Cricket in Times Square. Illustrated by Garth Williams. NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahey [1960]. 8vo, [iv] 151pp. Light brown boards with spine stamped in dark brown. 24 full-page b&w illustrations. Corners ever-so-slightly bumped, spine ends a tad rubbed, some hand-soiling to margins of interior pages, else a tight, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed, price-clipped, light edge wear, rear panel slightly soiled). With a bookplate signed by the artist, Garth Williams, laid in.
First edition. 1961 Newbery Honor Book! A near fine copy of this beloved book featuring 24 full-page illustrations by Garth Williams, the artist already famed for illustrating Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web and the Little House books. When Chester a Connecticut cricket gets stuck in a picnic basket he finally frees himself only to discover he's now in the Times Square subway station. Discovered by Mario, the young boy whose family runs the newspaper stand, Chester is also befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat – die-hard New Yorkers who live together in a drainpipe in the station. The first title in the seven-volume series.
Synopsis
The Cricket in Times Square is a 1960 novel by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams. It won the Newbery Honor Award. Selden gave this explanation of what was the initial idea for the book: "One night I was coming home on the subway, and I did hear a cricket chirp in the Times Square subway station. The story formed in my mind within minutes. An author is very thankful for minutes like those, although they happen all too infrequently."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049831
- Title
- The Cricket in Times Square
- Author
- George Selden
- Illustrator
- Garth Williams
- Format/Binding
- Light brown boards with spine stamped in dark brown
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1960
- Pages
- [iv] 151pp
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Newbery Honor
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About Books of Wonder
Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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