Purr: Children's Book Illustrators Brag about Their Cats
by Rosen, Michael J. (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder mark on page bottoms.
- ISBN 10
- 0152008373
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008376
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Diego: Harcourt Brace and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder mark on page bottoms.. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0152008373 . Bookplate signed and adorned with animal face by Caldecott Honor winner and contributor Janet Stevens on verso of front free endpaper. Contains illustrations and cat stories by 43 children's book illustrators, including Edward Gorey, Roz Chast, David McPhail, Ed Young, David Diaz, Robert Sabuda, Steven Kellogg, Diane Stanley, Peter Sis, Lane Smith, Janell Cannon, Wendell Minor, and others. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 42 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52656
- Title
- Purr: Children's Book Illustrators Brag about Their Cats
- Author
- Rosen, Michael J. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder mark on page bottoms.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0152008373
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008376
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 0152008373, CATS, Cat Books, Children's Book Illustration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Remainder Mark
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