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THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: THE PICTURE BOOK
by Hamilton, Virginia
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY;: Knopf,, 2004. First edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Leo and Diane Dillon. Considered to be Hamilton's finest story. It is presented here as a picture book with all-new illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon. 2005 CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AWARD winner. Signed by both illustrators on the title page. Unpaginated. Fine and bright in fine and bright dust jacket. A new, unread copy.
Synopsis
Virginia Hamilton, storyteller, lecturer, and biographer, was born and raised in Yellow Springs, OH, which is said to be a station on the Underground Railroad. Her grandfather settled in the village after escaping slavery in Virginia. She was educated at Antioch College and Ohio State University and did further study in literature and the novel at the New School for Social Research. Virginia was the first African American woman to win the Newbery Award, for M.C. Higgins the Great. Since then, she has won three Newbery Honors and three Coretta Scott King Awards. In 1992, Virginia was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, which is presented every two years by the International Board on Books for Young People, in recognition of her entire body of work. Virginia writes first for the pleasure of using words and language to evoke characters and their world, and in historical accounts such as Anthony Burns, the lives of real people. Secondly, Hamilton writes to entertain, to inspire in people the desire to read on and on good books made especially for them. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054039
- Title
- THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: THE PICTURE BOOK
- Author
- Hamilton, Virginia
- Illustrator
- Leo and Diane Dillon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Publisher
- Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY;
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- children, signed, illustrated, folk tales
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children/Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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