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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.7.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Doubleday, c1972, First Edition, Near Fine (minor wear at corners of boards, previous owner's name on fly) /Good dust jacket(price clipped (no price sticker) , worn, tears at top and bottom of DJ spine and flaps at the hinges, some edgewear). ; A5191 CHIL SHLF.
Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1972
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. William Pene du Bois (illustrator). First Edition. Stated first edition. No markings. Dust jacket is price-clipped but with a $4.95 price sticker on the front flap. Dust jacket is in a protective cover. A few spots to page edges.
Published by Doubleday, 1972
Seller: Hook's Book Nook, Pottstown, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. the book and dj are actually very tight in mylar protection 78 p. col. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile.
Published by Doubleday, NY, 1972
Seller: Elaine Woodford, Bookseller, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Du Bois, William Pene (illustrator). 1st Edition. REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP "LAID-IN". Stated First Edition. Wonderful children's book by award-winning adult novelist Matthiessen (his only children's book). Book is fine, illus. boards. DJ is fine, price-clipped & has publisher's $4.95 price sticker on DJ flap. (clipped by publisher & replaced with sticker BEFORE any volumes were sold). A very clean & tight 1st prt. A young boy (Lucas) gives his sister a visit to the Seal Pool in the NYC Central Park Zoo, as a birthday present. They wind up becoming involved in the Great Auk Rescue. This story is a tribute to the author's environmental conscience- the Great Auk is thought to have been extinct since 1844, but takes up residence in the Central Park Zoo! 79pp. Wonderful color art by Caldecott artist du Bois.
Published by NY: Doubleday, 1972
Seller: Burns' Bizarre, IOBA, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 8vo, illustrated cloth. Matthiessen's first and only children's book, with an ecological theme. Jacket and illustrations by William Pene du Bois. This copy is with the special reinforced library binding, as originally issued. A pristine copy in near fine d/w. The book itself is flawless; the jacket is lightly soiled at edges and is price-clipped.
Published by Doubleday, New York, 1972
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Ex-Library copy with all the usual flaws. Library Card is torn out.
Published by Doubleday, Garden City, 1972
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Drawings By William Pene Du Bois (illustrator). First Edition. DJ price-clipped, with publisher's added $4.95 price sticker; short closed tear; slight overall wear to binding and DJ. Nice tight clean copy of a scarce title. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.
Published by DOUBLEDAY & CO., NY, 1972
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. WILLIAM PENE DU BOIS (illustrator). First Edition. P/C DJ, CLEAN COPY.
Published by Doubleday, Garden City, 1972
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by William Pene du Bois. First edition. Near fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket. B0006CAGYW.
Published by Doubleday & Company, New York, 1972
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good in a Good price clipped dust jacket. Price sticker to front flap. Soiling. Open tear to jacket crown at rear panel; a few other small tears to jacket. Stated First Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The author's uncommon first children's books beautifully illustrated by William Pene du Bois. A near fine copy in near fine price clipped jacket with publisher's price sticker affixed.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. William Pene Du Bois (illustrator). First Edition. 78 pages. Signed on the title page by Peter Matthiessen (1927 - 2014) American novelist, naturalist, explorer, and advocate for the life of the planet; this is his only children's book, illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. Previous owner name 'Kate' and 'Elizabeth Salisbury' on the front endpapers. Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" size, bound in sturdy illustrated polished buckram cloth, with dustjacket. Light wear to the jacket, price clipped; volume in very good condition. Signed by Author.
Published by Doubleday,, Garden City:, 1972
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. First Printing Near fine in color illustrated cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and with a color illustration on the front board with black text. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 3/8 inches. In a near fine, price clipped dust jacket however, the jacket's original price was clipped to allow the publisher to attach a new price on a sticker. Signed by the author on a bookplate which is tipped on to the first free end page. 79 pages of text with 17 color plates Illustrated by William Pene duBois. Matthiessen first book for children.
First edition, first printing. Inscribed and signed (first name only) by Peter Matthiessen. Slight foxing to edges and endpapers, near fine in near fine, slightly soiled, price clipped dust jacket in mylar cover.
Published by Doubleday, 1972
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pene Du Bois, William (illustrator). First Edition. 79pp Illus.
Published by Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1972
Seller: Mike Murray - Bookseller LLC, East Windsor, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. William Pene Du Bois (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. This copy has been SIGNED by Peter Matthiessen on the title page! Exceptionally scarce copy of his first (and only children's book). NOT "Ex-Library". Price-clipped with publishers $4.95 price sticker affixed. Illustrated boards with matching dustjacket. This is a beautifully told story within a story, enhanced by William Pene du Bois' bright and humorous illustrations, proves that those of "a cretian age or mind" will always find wonderful solutions in seemingly impossible situations. Signed by Author.