Nine Lives of Homer C. Cat
by Calhoun, Mary
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
William Morrow & Co., 1961. Hard. Very Good. Duvoisin, Roger. First Edition with dated title page. Pictorial cloth -- very lightly soiled. Small stain on edge of rear end papers, else tight, bright and clean. No jacket. With his well-known inventiveness, Duvoisin turns Calhoun's tale about a foolish cat with nine lives into an engaging counting book. Text and illustrations have vivacity and humor in this read-aloud picture book about a proud cat named Homer who loses eight of his nine lives in a foolish attempt to do a brave deed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Smarty Pants (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96403
- Title
- Nine Lives of Homer C. Cat
- Author
- Calhoun, Mary
- Illustrator
- Duvoisin, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co.
- Date Published
- 1961
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Smarty Pants
Biblio member since 2006
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
About Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants specializes in collectible, vintage (mid-20th century) children's picture books and books about art.
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- Cloth
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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...
- Soiled
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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