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The Story About Ping

The Story About Ping

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The Story About Ping

by Flack, Marjorie

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT: Flack, Marjorie. THE STORY ABOUT PING. TRUE FIRST EDITION 1933 VIKING PRESS. 3 lines of copyright information. HARDCOVER. BACK DJ FLAP INCLUDES JUNIOR VIKING COUPON. Matching blue floating duck back board and dust jacket panels do not bear weekly reader logo. PLEASE SEE OUR PHOTO OF DJ BACK PANEL. Unclipped Front DJ flap priced at $1.00 . ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. QUITE THE FIND. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD CONDITION DJ. A CLEAN SOLID COPY. PLEASE SEE OUR PHOTOS. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.

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WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT: Flack, Marjorie. THE STORY ABOUT PING. TRUE FIRST EDITION 1933 VIKING PRESS HARDCOVER. BACK DJ FLAP INCLUDES JUNIOR VIKING COUPON. Matching blue floating duck back board and dust jacket panels do not bear weekly reader logo. PLEASE SEE OUR PHOTO OF DJ BACK PANEL. Unclipped Front DJ flap priced at $1.00 . ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. QUITE THE FIND. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD CONDITION DJ. A CLEAN SOLID COPY. PLEASE SEE OUR PHOTOS. Summary " Ping was an adventurous duck who lived on a beautiful wise-eyed boat on the Yangtze River. He liked his life on the riverboat just and liked his large family and his kind master. He didn't like to be the last in line to board the boat at night, for that unlucky duck got a loud spank" . Offers Welcome. Will ship from Oregon.

Synopsis

"Kurt Wiese and Majorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm." -- The New York Times

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Bookseller
Mary Riversong Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
568FlackPing
Title
The Story About Ping
Author
Flack, Marjorie
Illustrator
Wiese, Kurt
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
True First Edition
Publisher
Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1933
Pages
Unpaginated
Size
7 X 9 14
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Marjorie Flack, Animalia, ducks, Illustrated Children's Books, First Edition, Rare, Kurt Wiese, 20th Century Literature, Fishing, China, Boats, River, Coupon, Junior Viking
Bookseller catalogs
Children's Books; Art; Animals; Fantasy; Birds; Fish; History Of Asia; Asiania; 20th Century Literature; Maritime; Swimming;

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