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WALKING WORDS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Norton, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - An unusual collaboration by this writer from Uruguay- and artist from Brazil - one which "draws on the folklore of rural and urban Latin America to discover and retell 'the stories of ghouls and fools that Id like to write.' . . beautifully illustrated by the Brazilian woodcut artist JosŽ Francisco Borges" Translated from the Spanish by Mark Fried. 328 pp. ISBN: 0-393037827.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 74837More details Price: $21.50 -
THE HOUR GLASS: Sixty Fables for This Moment in Time.
Edition: First printing.
Columbus, Ohio Ariel Press, (1984). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with black and white drawings by Mark Peyton. 106 pp. ISBN: 0-89804-0450.
Condition: Very near fine in maroon cloth with gilt lettering,no dustjacket.
Book ID: 57968More details Price: $12.50 -
THE CAT AND THE COOK AND OTHER FABLES OF KRYLOV.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Greenwillow Books, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of twelve tales of Krylov, the 19th century Russian poet and fabulist, beautifully illustrated in full color by award-winning artist Anita Lobel, Author's notes and sources. Large format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-688-123104.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 51912More details Price: $15.00 -
EAST AFRICAN WHY? STORIES.
Edition: First printing.
(Nairobi, Kenya): East African Publishing House, (1966.). First edition - Edited by Cynthia Hunter and Robin Fawcett. Illustrated with single color pictures (blue, red, green, etc.) by Terry Hirst. The author's first book for children, stories collected when she was a child living near Lake Nyanza in Kenya. East African Junior Library No. 1. An appealing small booklet, written at a level for a young child just beginning to read English. 44 pp.
Condition: Fine in stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 29723More details Price: $20.00 -
EAST AFRICAN HOW? STORIES.
Edition: First printing.
(Nairobi, Kenya): East African Publishing House, (1966.). First edition - Edited by Cynthia Hunter and Robin Fawcett. Illustrated with single color pictures (blue, red, green, etc.) by Terry Hirst. The author's second book for children, stories collected when she was a child living near Lake Nyanza in Kenya. East African Junior Library No. 2. An appealing small booklet, written at a level for a young child just beginning to read English. 44 pp.
Condition: Fine in stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 29724More details Price: $20.00 -
BEASTLY TALES FROM HERE AND THERE.
Edition: First US printing.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (crease to one leaf).
Book ID: 63102More details Price: $21.50