From Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
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About this Item
8vo. 9 x 6.25 inches. 255 + [1] pp. Bound in original blue cloth, gilt, in pictorial dust wrapper, which has edge wear and tears, including head and tail of spine. A little sunning of lower board edges and scattered foxing, including edges; otherwise a very good copy. Signature on half title. Illustrated throughout by nearly 100 line drawings. Map endpapers. Early printing of a children's fantasy adventure novel; now regarded as a classic it has been translated into many languages. First published in the US in 1961, this is the second reprint of the first UK edition of 1962. Norton Juster (1929-2021) started writing while serving in the US Navy and after his discharge, arranged for his neighbour, Jules Feiffer (b.1929), who later achieved fame as a satirist and cartoonist, to illustrate The Phantom Tollbooth with his line drawings, producing a perfect combination of text and illustrations. ILLUSTRATED/CHILDRENS NOVELS LIT. FICTION CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 20TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED/CHILDRENS. Seller Inventory # 27974
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH. Illustrated by Jules ...
Publisher: Collins, St James's Place., London
Publication Date: 1963
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