The 21 Balloons
by William Pene du Bois
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The Twenty-One Balloons is a novel by William Pène du Bois, published in 1947 and awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1948. The story is about a retired schoolteacher whose ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover an island full of great wealth and fantastic inventions. The events and ideas are based both on scientific fact and imagination, and the descriptions are accompanied by illustrations by du Bois.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20536
- Title
- The 21 Balloons
- Author
- William Pene du Bois
- Illustrator
- William Pene du Bois
- Format/Binding
- Patterned Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- rare children's books, rare Newberry Award winners, rare Willam Pene du Bois
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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