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Published by Purple House Press,, Cynthiana:, 2002
ISBN 10: 1930900201ISBN 13: 9781930900202
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura (illustrator). Fifth printing thus. Fine in a near fine (two light creases) dust jacket.
Published by The World Publishing Company, 1965
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover children's picture book with DJ. Yellow cloth over boards with red lettering on spine and stamped illustration on front cover. Blue DJ with illustration of a girl in an orange dress. No date on title page, copyright page dated 1965. Stated first edition. First printing with complete number line 1-5 on last page of text. Unpaginated. In good condition. Minimal wear to cover, which is vibrant and clean. Binding is strong, though not quite square. Pages are free of marks or tears. DJ is just a bit worn along the edges. Small scratch about 1 inch long on back cover. Several small stains on the spine. Front inside flap clipped at both corners. Corners just barely clipped on back flap as well. Overall this is a good, clean copy with color illustrations throughout.
Published by World Publishing Company,, Cleveland:, 1961
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura (illustrator). Second printing. Near fine in a very good (moderate edge wear with a few short edge tears) dust jacket.
Published by The World Publishing Company, 1965
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Association Member: ILAB
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No pagination (approx. 32 pp). Original cloth in dust jacket, protected by mylar. Little Asian boy and younger sister in a complex story about self-respect and the just plain fun of an unusual children's sports day competition. Illus. with wonderful full page color illus. on every other page. See Bader p. 450-2 who says that Mizumura "stands forth as a rarety, a natural illustrator".