The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Gerstein, Mordicai
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0761317910
- ISBN 13
- 9780761317913
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0761317910 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author/illustrator Mordicai Gerstein and Philippe Petit, subject of Gerstein's story. Fully illustrated laminated boards, red and white titles on spine, red and black titles on cover. A scarce copy; In 1972, French aerialist Philippe Petit stole into the nearly completed construction site of the World Trade Center, strung a tightrope between the two towers, and the following morning gave the city of New York an incredibly daring and long remembered performance. Gerstein was awarded the 2004 Caldecott award for his illustrations, with the two fold-out panoramas that capture the drama, excitement, and anxiety of the historic death defying feat ; Color Illustrations; 4to; [36] pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22620
- Title
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Gerstein, Mordicai
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0761317910
- ISBN 13
- 9780761317913
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Place of Publication
- Brookfield, CT
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Collectible Out-of-print Rare, Juvenile Literature Picture Book, History Non-fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Awarded Illustrators; Awarded Books / Caldecott Medal;
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