Chanticleer and the Fox
by Cooney, Barbara; Geoffrey Chaucer
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0690185618
- ISBN 13
- 9780690185614
- Seller
-
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Thomas Y Crowell, 1986. Hard. Fine. Only a 1958 copyright date, but an apparent reissue published by Crowell in 1986 and bound in rooster decorated yellow boards. Tight, bright and unmarked in lightly soiled, price-clipped jacket. Winner of the 1959 Caldecott Medal -- No medal on jacket. Adapted and Illustrated by Cooney.
Synopsis
In the children's book Chanticleer and the Fox, Barbara Cooney adapted the story of The Nun's Priest's Tale from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and illustrated it. Released by Crowell in 1958, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1959.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Smarty Pants (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97349
- Title
- Chanticleer and the Fox
- Author
- Cooney, Barbara; Geoffrey Chaucer
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0690185618
- ISBN 13
- 9780690185614
- Publisher
- Thomas Y Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Smarty Pants
Biblio member since 2006
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
About Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants specializes in collectible, vintage (mid-20th century) children's picture books and books about art.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.