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1993Q-0935312080The Feminist Press at CUNY 1993-07-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! The Feminist Press at CUNY paperback
19715271New York New York U.S.A.: Holiday House 1971. First Trade Paperback Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine in Archival Plastic. Gorey Edward. A nice copy of an early Gorey book. Pictorial dustjacket and illustrations by Edward Gorey. No statement of edition. No price on dustjacket. Review quotes on back dustjacket flap. 1971 reprint. Toledano B51b. Originally published in the same year. Measures 6 1/4" high x 7 1/8" wide. The book is bright and clean with light touches of wear on the cover edges. The dustjacket is bright and colorful with a small tear at the upper edges and touches of wear at the edges.<br /> <br /> The delightful and slightly spooky story of the young boy Treehorn who finds one day that he has begun to get smaller and smaller in size. Edward Gorey’s black-and-white illustrations perfectly complement the text permeating the story with his signature blend of eerie whimsy and dark charm. “The Shrinking of Treehorn†was named by the New York Times as the Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 1971. Heide’s story “Dillweed’s Revenge A Deadly Dose of Magic†was illustrated by the award-winning illustrator Carson Ellis. <br /> <br /> In a 2010 interview with curiouspages.blogspot.com Heide reflects on meeting the illustrator Edward Gorey: “I was to meet him. I Ms. Plain Vanilla was to meet the famous and fabulous Edward Gorey: John Briggs of Holiday House had so arranged…And there he was: be still my heart. He asked me to call him Ted. Edward Gorey asked me to call him Ted! He gave me a beanbag frog he’d made on which he’d stitched: ‘I have turned green.’ We were instant friends lifelong friends. Each time I came to New York and in those days I was a frequent visitor we would see each other have lunch talk. And talk. Holiday House unknown
19711680New York: Holiday House 1971. Publisher's Lime Green Boards With Black and White Printing. Very Good/Very Good. Edward Gorey. A Very Good or Better Book in a Very Good Dust Jacket with Issued Slip Case. Book has minor wear to extremities. Jacket has rubbing to extremities as well as small closed tear to rear turn in and 0.5 cm by 0.5 cm area of paper loss to crown. Hardcover. Small Octavo. 32 unnumbered leaves. Holiday House unknown
1971Q-0823401898Holiday House 1971-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Holiday House hardcover
1971Q-0823409759Holiday House 1971-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Holiday House paperback
1971515917New York: Holiday House 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Drawings by Edward Gorey. Oblong octavo. Pictorial green cloth. Endpapers slightly foxed with faint foxing on page edges a few small soil spots on the cover very good in a very good dust jacket with a couple short closed tears on the rear panel and toning on the spine and panels. Inscribed by Heide with a small sketch of a smiley face to children's book author Alvin Tresselt: " to Alvin Florence Parry Heide October 29 1971." Tresselt was a prolific author of children's books. His book White Snow Bright Snow illustrated by Roger Duvoisin was awarded the 1948 Caldecott Medal. The story of a young boy who begins shrinking and his parents hardly notice. The basis for an upcoming computer-animated film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Rob Lieber. Holiday House hardcover
1971DADAX0823409759Holiday House 1971-01-01. Reprint. paperback. New. 7.00x0.21x5.93. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Holiday House paperback
199922ijThe Author 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 46 pages complete text on facing pages only. A tidy neat copy. The green boards are smart healthy steady. The contents are placid. The early and later pages have evidence of happy use. The contents by and large are clean clear smart keen pleasing. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. The Author hardcover
1955111027487BOSTON: THE CHRISTOPHER PUBLISHING HOUSE 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed & Inscribed By Author. Assumed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Burgundy hardcover with gilt title. Nice condition with very little wear. The jacket has a few edge tears. Signed & inscribed by the author on page opposite the half-title page. First Edition. A scarce historical novel!. THE CHRISTOPHER PUBLISHING HOUSE Hardcover
1957225691London: A E Callam 1957. 1st Edition. Blue Buckram. Very Good Plus/No Wrapper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Illustrations. 81pp. A lovely copy of this scarce first edition 1957. No wrapper. Bound in blue cloth with gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spine. Slightest of fading to the spine and slight bumps to the head and tail of thte spine. Previous gift blue biro inscriiption to the top corner of the front end paper. Clean and tight. A well preserveed very good copy. A E Callam hardcover
1974006962Avon 1974. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. age toned rubbing and creasing to cover underlining in text base of spine tape reinforced initials on front endpaper and bottom page edges <br/> <br/> Avon paperback
1973G0395137292I3N00Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 1973. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company hardcover
1973G0395137292I3N10Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 1973. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company hardcover
1978Q-0875162584Devorss & Co 1978-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Devorss & Co paperback
