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The Fortune-Tellers
by Alexander, Lloyd
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525448497
- ISBN 13
- 9780525448495
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A: Dutton, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11 1/4" x 9. Hyman, Trina Schart. ISigned. VERY GOOD / DUST JACKET VERY GOOD. Signed by Lloyd Alexander and Trina Schart Hyman at title page. Unpaged. Text clean and unmarked. Purple endpaper. Illustrated at each opening in full color. Blue and white decorated paper over boards with blue cloth spine lettered in gilt, corners and spine top and tail very slightly rubbed. Dust jacket slightly rubbed at edges, price clipped, otherwise no wear. Joints and hinges good, binding firm.
Synopsis
This original folktale set in Cameroon is full of adventure and sly humor. Lloyd Alexander's story of a young man visiting -- and then becoming -- the village fortune-teller is brought to vibrant life with some of Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman's most memorable artwork. Both children and adults will relish The Fortune-tellers . "A funny, playful story that evokes the irony of the human condition." -- Booklist ,starred review "Alexander narrates his original tale with folkloric verve and his own mellow brand of irony;Hyman realizes the African setting in...splendid illustrations. A winning tale, superlatively presented." -- Kirkus Reviews ,pointer review Lloyd Alexander's many achievements include a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Medal, and the National Book Award.Trina Schart Hyman won the Caldecott Medal for Saint George and the Dragon and a Caldecott Honor Medal for Little Red Riding Hood , among numerous other awards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- RPL Library Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038242
- Title
- The Fortune-Tellers
- Author
- Alexander, Lloyd
- Illustrator
- Hyman, Trina Schart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0525448497
- ISBN 13
- 9780525448495
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 11 1/4" x 9
- Keywords
- Literature Children's Illustrated
- X weight
- 20 oz
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
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- Price Clipped
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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