Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 337 pp., paperback, ex library, else textually clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. Tomes, Margot (illustrator). First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket.
Condition: Fair. Tomes, Margot (illustrator). [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: SOME ] [ Torn pages: YES ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: William Morrow & Co Pub Date: 1/1/1982 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 32 First edition.
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, , 1st printing; 8.2x10.2, np., 1982
Seller: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
US$ 11.25
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket/Margot Tomes, illustrator. (illustrator). CONDITION: Fine in Fine jacket; no names, as new; unclipped 9.50. Picture Book hardback. An African, Ashanti, fable. A wise man named Mumba gets tired of giving out advice and answers and so decides to store away his wisdom and get some rest. He orders his wife to make a large tight clay pot, and when she does he stashes his wits deep inside it. But then he handles the pot in such a noodle-headed way that it finally drops and breaks, scattering bits of wisdom 'every which way.' " ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /Margot Tomes, illustrator.
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, New York, 1982
Seller: E. M. Maurice Books, ABAA, Torrington, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Pictorial Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Margot Tomes (illustrator). First Printing. Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with a tiny closed tear at top of spine, original price intact ($9.50). A retelling of an Ashanti folk tale about Mumba, who sealed all of his knowledge and wisdom in a claypot. Nicely illustrated in color by Margot Tomes. Size: 4to.