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A king who likes to collect all sorts of ordinary things finds that his collections no longer make him happy when he catches the flu and begins to long for a collection of peaceful, pleasant sounds
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THE KING'S COLLECTION
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Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1978
ISBN 10: 0385146655
ISBN 13: 9780385146654
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Hardcover
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Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Elisa Trimby (Illustrator) (illustrator). First American Edition, First Thus. Text/NEAR NEW. Illustrated boards/NF w/trace rubs to lower edge. DJ/VG w/faint creasings to back. Once there was a king who was a very fine collector of things, both ordinary and extraordinary. Through the king's hobby one learns of buttons, shells, umbrellas, and so forth. Then he falls ill; bedbound, the king begins to collect sounds, some of which he makes himself by rustling sheets and bedding. A book that expands the mind. Excellent collaboration between story teller and illustrator. Seller Inventory # 001948