The Heavenly Tenants by William Maxwell - 1946

Paperback. Very Good.

NY: Parabola. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. 0930407253 . A charming story of the zodiac creatures that help a Wisconsin family take care of their farm while they are on vacation. First published in 1946. Written by New Yorker fiction editor William Maxwell and illustrated with scratchboard art by Ilonka Karasz. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 57 pages .

New York : Harper and Brothers, 1946. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 57 pages, illustrated in b&w by Ilonka Karasz, title page and end papers decorated in pink and black. Black cloth covers stamped with with stars and type design. Mild soiling to covers, previous owner's inscription on blank prelim page. No dust jacket. Record # 408801

Parabola Books, 1992. Hardcover. Ex-library in good condition with usual markings and a covered dust jacket.. Ilonka Karasz.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Ilonka Karasz. Brilliant colored dust jacked with some tears around the edges. Boards and text block are clean. Nancy W is written in blue pen on the front end page.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1946). First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth stamped with geometric stars. Does not state First Edition, as is the case with so many of these Harper & Brothers children's books. Not 100% sure it is a first but it likely only had one printing. The fore corners are lightly bumped. The lower, rear hinge is just starting. Former owner inscription to the front free endpaper is dated 1948. Slight spine lean. The dust jacket is chipped at the corners and spine ends. A 3/8" piece missing from the lower, front corner. There is some edge wear and small tears to the spine edge. Price clipped. The rear flap has an ad for Stuart Little which was published the previous year. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

New York: Harper & Bros, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Ilonka Karasz art. 33252 PB shelf. NOT ex-library. White-stamped midnight blue cloth, unlettered spine. No names, clean text. No dust jacket. Illus. endpapers. Illus. by the New Yorker cover artist. Introduction to children on the constellations and their stories. Very attractive solid copy. Scarce!

NY: Harper & Bros, 1946 Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Hard Cover. 57 pgs, decorative cloth. Story of the Zodiac which is half fantasy & half humorous realism. 1947 Newbery Honor Book. Cover cloth soiled. VERY GOOD+ in half of a dustjacket. The front panel & fold-over are present in mylar cover while the spine, back panel & back fold-over are missing..

Parabola Books, 1992-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!