The Cinder-Eyed Cats
by Rohmann, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Very Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1997. Fine condition in Very Near Fine Dust Jacket. Not price clipped ($17.50). 10.25" wide by 10.25" tall. Original glossy pictorial hardcover, in plastic Dust Jacket (mostly transparent, but printed in white on the flaps, and with the title on the front). Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "First Edition" so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on copyright page. Beautifully iIllustrated in full-color on every page by the author. Rohmann's previous book, TIME FLIES, was named a 1995 Caldecott Honor Book. He was the 2003 Caldecott Medal Winner for MY FRIEND RABBIT. The charmingly rendered cats appear more like female lions than domestic cats. A feast for the eyes. From the Dust Jacket: "THE CINDER-EYED CATS is the tale of a magical journey to a mysterious island. Here boats float above the ocean, a fish made of sand springs to life, whales fly across the dawn sky, and a parade of fish dances in the light of a campfire." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Rohmann, Eric . Unpaged (but 36 pages).
Synopsis
Eric Rohmann’s first book for children, Time Flies , was named a Caldecott Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book, and a New York Times Book Review Best Children’s Book, and was a Colorado Children’s Book Award nominee. Eric Rohmann is a painter, printmaker, and fine bookmaker. He holds degrees in fine arts from Arizona State University and Illinois State University.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000128
- Title
- The Cinder-Eyed Cats
- Author
- Rohmann, Eric
- Illustrator
- Rohmann, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cats; Children's Books / Young Adult Literature;
- Size
- Unpaged (but 36 pages)
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