The Twenty-One Balloons.
by DU BOIS, William Pene
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very slightly shelf-slanted; very slightest of shelf wear to the bottom edges of the boards; clean, tight and sound in a slightl
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: The Viking Press,, 1947.. First edition.. original decorated cloth-backed boards.. Very slightly shelf-slanted; very slightest of shelf wear to the bottom edges of the boards; clean, tight and sound in a slightly tanned dust jacket with tiny areas of use at extremities. . 8vo,. Written and illustrated by William Pene du Bois.
Synopsis
The Twenty-One Balloons is a novel by William Pène du Bois, published in 1947 and awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1948. The story is about a retired schoolteacher whose ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover an island full of great wealth and fantastic inventions. The events and ideas are based both on scientific fact and imagination, and the descriptions are accompanied by illustrations by du Bois.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71824
- Title
- The Twenty-One Balloons.
- Author
- DU BOIS, William Pene
- Format/Binding
- Original decorated cloth-backed boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very slightly shelf-slanted; very slightest of shelf wear to the bottom edges of the boards; clean, tight and sound in a slightl
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1947.
- Pages
- 180 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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