THE CLOWN OF GOD
by Tomie dePaola
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0152191755
- ISBN 13
- 9780152191757
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace, 1978. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Tomie dePaola. CONDITION: NEW c. 1978 Harcourt Brace hardcover (olive boards) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 11th printing. Beautiful color illustrations by dePaola. Lovely story of faith. French legend set in Italy. CONTENT: In this retelling of the old French legend, a juggler offers to the Christ Child the only Christmas gift he has. "The full-color pictures with subtle tonal modulations are an integral part of the design of the luminous pages full of movement and vitality. The Italianate aspects of the setting are beautifully realized.
Synopsis
In this retelling of the old French legend, a juggler offers to the Christ Child the only Christmas gift he has. “The full-color pictures with subtle tonal modulations are an integral part of the design of the lumious pages full of movement and vitality. The Italianate aspects of the setting are beautifully realized.”-- The Horn Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- pacaritambo books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002430
- Title
- THE CLOWN OF GOD
- Author
- Tomie dePaola
- Illustrator
- Tomie dePaola
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0152191755
- ISBN 13
- 9780152191757
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Florida, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- dePaola, de Paola, Children's folktales, Children's religion, French legends, Italian legends,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Children's Books: Folklore, Mythology; Children's Books: Christian Children; Children's Books: Christmas/Nativity; Children's Books: Tomie dePaola; Children's Books: Picture Books;
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