Lion
by William Pène du Bois
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
du BOIS, William Pène. Lion. [NY: Viking Press, 1956]. 8vo, 36pp. Gray quarter-cloth pictorially stamped in orange with yellow cloth. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations throughout. Upper edge minutely sunned, lower spine end a tad rubbed, tiny indent at bottom of front cover else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine a tad sunned, faint two-inch scratch to front panel, no medal affixed).
First edition. 1957 Caldecott Honor Book! The charming tale of an artist who attempts to invent a cloud lion. One of this Newbery Medal winning author/artist's four Caldecott Honor books, this delightful tale shows du Bois at the height of his talent.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1112046
- Title
- Lion
- Author
- William Pène du Bois
- Illustrator
- William Pène du Bois
- Format/Binding
- Gray quarter-cloth pictorially stamped in orange with yellow cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 36pp
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Caldecott, Honor
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