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The Tale of Despereaux: Deluxe Anniversary Edition: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread ~ SIGNED FIRST/FIRST
by DiCamillo, Kate
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1536228672
- ISBN 13
- 9781536228670
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Daphne, Alabama, United States
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About This Item
SCARCE SIGNED! 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION SIGNED BY KATE DiCAMILLO! FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full number line present. Book is brand new and never read. Personally hand signed directly to a specially bound Publisher's signature/title page. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Photos available upon request!
Celebrate twenty years of Despereaux with a splendid anniversary edition—including a bonus original short story from Kate DiCamillo and a new piece of art by Timothy Basil Ering.
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into one another's lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.
For this beautifully designed twentieth-anniversary edition, the author has written a brand-new short story, "The Tapestry at Norendy," inspired by the world of Despereaux and presented with a new black-and-white illustration by Timothy Basil Ering.
Synopsis
The Tale of Despereaux, also known as The Tale of Desperaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread is a 2003 Newbery Medal winning children's fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo. It tells the story of a mouse, named Despereaux, on a quest to rescue a beautiful human princess. The book was adapted into an animated film in 2008. The novel is divided into four books and a coda. Each book tells the story from the perspective of a different character.
Reviews
On Oct 7 2014, a reader said:
It was interesting to see how the strings all came together at the end. A tale about a mouse falling in love with a princess is quite a premise, but DiCamillo is so good, I think her book Edward Tulane is even better.
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- Bookseller
- Books On The Boulevard
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 900
- Title
- The Tale of Despereaux: Deluxe Anniversary Edition: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread ~ SIGNED FIRST/FIRST
- Author
- DiCamillo, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Hardcover Signed
- ISBN 10
- 1536228672
- ISBN 13
- 9781536228670
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- Date Published
- 2023
- Keywords
- ACTION & ADVENTURE; ANIMALS; AUDIOBOOKS; AWARD WINNERS; FAIRY TALES; FICTION; GENERAL; JUVENILE MICE; MICE, HAMSTERS, GUINEA PIGS; PRINCESSES, SIGNED, COLLECTIBLE, AUTOGRAPHED
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