A Kid For Two Farthings
by Mankowitz, Wolf
A Kid for Two Farthings is a 1953 novel by the British writer Wolf Mankowitz, based on the author's experiences of growing up within a Jewish community in London's East End. It was translated into a film by Carol Reed in 1955. Mankowitz himself wrote the screenplay. The story was adapted into a musical play in 1996, and presented at the Bridewell Theatre in London by the Mercury Workshop, starring Ron Moody as Kandinsky.
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A Kid For Two Farthings
by Mankowitz, Wolf
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Andre Deutsch, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Boswell, James. 119 pages (complete). Jacket worn, chipped, marked. Boards a bit edge worn and marked. Tanning, minor markings. Still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1954. Square and clean in tweeded cloth binding. Prior owner's embossed stamp on front flyleaf. 120pp. Unclipped jacket is shelf rubbed, offered now in a new mylar cover. First line: "It was thanks to Mr. Kandinsky that Joe knew a unicorn when he saw one.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings
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- 1954
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good+. James Boswell. 12mo. Pp. 120. Illustrated with Boswell drawings. Light blue buckram, black titles stamped on the spine and illustration on the cover: leaves crisp with a hint of age toning to the edges, binding tight, board edges slightly discolored. In… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid For Two Farthings
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- 1954
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Dutton, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Edges lightly rubbed else near fine in a very good plus dustwrapper with a tear at the top of the front panel and a very lightly sunned spine. Item Price
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A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS
by Mankowitz, Wolf
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1954. Very good (rubbed covers, spine, edges; some light stains, probably water, to the bottom edges of the first 18 pages and the rear pastedown) in good only dj (worn, water damage visible on white portions, but completely intact). A charming story of Jewish life in East End London about a boy Joe and Mr.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings; Make Me An Offer
by WOLF MANKOWITZ
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- 1954
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Champaign, Illinois, USA
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E.P. Dutton, 1954. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A boxed set which includes 'A Kid for Two Farthings' & 'Make Me An Offer' Very Good hardcover editions. Some wear to corners of box. Very slight yellowing of end papers. B/W drawings scattered through text. 94pp & 120 pp.' 12mo - over 6¾… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings
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Stockport, Cheshire, GBR
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Andre Deutsch, 1953. Hardback. First edition, 1953. Red cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Some age related yellowing to pages. Otherwise good clean copy with a fair price-clipped dust jacket. Further details and images available on request. Published: Andre Deutsch, 1953 Item Price
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A Kid For Two Farthings
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc, 1954. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by James Boswell. A novel that was the basis for a movie by Carol Reed for which Mankowitz wrote the screenplay. A close to near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with a little fading to the spine, a number of small tears,… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings
by MANKOWITZ, Wolf
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- 1954
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€80.12
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New York: Dutton, 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Contemporary owner name, else fine in attractive, near fine dustwrapper with a little light rubbing and some foxing visible only on the inside of the jacket. Basis for Carol Reed's first color film, scripted by Mankowitz, a charming comedy about a London boy who buys a one-horned goat… Read more about this item Item Price
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A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS
by Mankowitz, Wolf, Illustrated by James Boswell
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Bacova, Virginia, USA
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NY: E.P. Dutton, 1954 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Hard Cover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 120 pgs, boards. Story of the mysterious world of childhood where a tiny goat becomes a unicorn. VERY GOOD in a Very Good dustjacket. Dj faded at spine and moderately worn.. Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings: a novel
by Mankowitz, Wolf.
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- 2009
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Binghamton, New York, USA
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New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2009. 1st Edition thus . Soft cover. Fine. Cover by Sarah Morris. 4736 shelf. Unread. Slim trade paperback, pictorial light orange covers. No names, clean text. With ads. The Bloomsbury Group series
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A Kid for Two Farthings
by Mankowitz, Wolf
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, AUS
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London: Andre Deutsch. 1955. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ is chipped with some minor loss to top and tail of spine. Previous owner has inscribed the 'Hebrew parable of the Two Zuzim' to the verso of the front… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings Illustrated by JAMES BOSWELL.(The New Windmill Series)
by Mankowitz, Wolf
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- 1967
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Oswestry, Shropshire, GBR
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Andre Deutsch. The New Windmill Series. A vg copy in a like unclipped jkt. No markings. Illd by James Boswell. Guaranteed condition . . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 6th. 1967. Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings
by Mankowitz, Wolf
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Stanley, New York, USA
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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1954. Book. Illus. by James Boswell, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1954. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. James Boswell, Illustrator. Stated First Edition in dust jacket. Clean blue cloth boards with small illustration (goat and boy) on front cover. No fraying or wear, very slight browning to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings
by MANKOWITZ, Wolf
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- 1954
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€42.42
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New York: E.P. Dutton, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First American edition. Near fine in a fine dustwrapper. Basis for Carol Reed's first color film, scripted by Mankowitz, a charming comedy about a London boy who buys a one-horned goat and believes it to be a unicorn. Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings (The Bloomsbury Group)
by Mankowitz, Wolf
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- 2009-12-22
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- Paperback
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- 9781608190485
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Foley, Alabama, USA
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Bloomsbury USA, 2009-12-22. Paperback. New. 7x4x0. Brand new Item Price
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A Kid For Two Farthings
by Wolf Mankowitz
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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€23.56
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition/Good. 7x5x0. James Boswell. First Edition. DJ lightly worn with small tear. Front hinge exposed but sturdy. Clean cover. Unmarked clean pages. Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings (The Bloomsbury Group)
by Mankowitz, Wolf
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- 9781608190485
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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€5.33
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Bloomsbury USA. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings
by MANKOWITZ, Wolf
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1954
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€47.13
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New York: E.P. Dutton, 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in bright, near fine dustwrapper with a little light rubbing and some foxing visible only on the inside of the jacket. Basis for Carol Reed's first color film, scripted by Mankowitz, a charming comedy about a London boy who buys a one-horned goat and believes it… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Kid for Two Farthings: A Novel (Bloomsbury Group)
by Wolf Mankowitz
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- 9781608190485
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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€5.66
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Bloomsbury USA. Used - Like New. Fine. Paperback. 1953. Item Price
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