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Synopsis
The upward progress of a rocket, lit in the basement by the janitor's son, causes some strange situations as it passes through twenty floors of apartments.
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The Rocket Book is Peter Newell's second work that has been reprinted in less than two years.
About the Author
Peter Newell (1862 –1924) began his career painting portraits, using crayons as a medium, before turning to children's book. Besides his own books, Newell illustrated Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. He is the author of the Tuttle Classics The Hole Book, The Slant Book, and The Rocket Book.
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- PublisherDover Publications
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0486220443
- ISBN 13 9780486220444
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages48
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The Rocket Book
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0486220443I3N00
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The Rocket Book
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. With 22 duotone illustrations. Glossy pictorial wrappers. Light toning on the rear wrap, near fine. The famous novelty "hole" book, originally published in 1912. A hole through every page traces the flight of a rocket as it's launched from the basement of an apartment building, creating humorous catastrophes along the way. Seller Inventory # 585844
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