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26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE
by dePaola, Tomie
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in fine dust jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Near fine in fine dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this easy reader autobiography of the award-winning children's book creator - which itself was a Newbery Honor. Tomie dePaola's name is synonymous with warm childhood memories and creative excellence. THE NEW YORKER called his work "moral but not moralistic," noting that "[t]here is disarray in it, and people are imperfect and can make mistakes, but there is goodness, too." Over his long career, dePaola earned the Children's Literature Legacy Award, a nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Newbery Medal, a Caldecott Honor, and numerous other accolades. 8.5'' x 5.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($13.99) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 58 pages. Inscribed by dePaola to title page, "for Christopher & Erin," dated '99. Leaves with a couple faint red pencil marks, one leaf with straight shallow fold. Tight.
Synopsis
26 Fairmount Avenue is a 1999 children's novel by Tomie dePaola that won a Newbery Honor.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48043
- Title
- 26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE
- Author
- dePaola, Tomie
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,US American,Chapter Book,Biography & Memoir
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About the Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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