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FREDDY AND THE IGNORMUS; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese

FREDDY AND THE IGNORMUS; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese

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FREDDY AND THE IGNORMUS; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese

by Brooks, Walter R

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good Minus. Kurt Wiese. Octavo, 8 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 286. Profusely illustrated with black and white ink drawings. Tan cloth boards with pig and rooster stamped in black to front. Black title and pig to spine. Publisher's brown topstain. Illustrated endpapers. "$2.00" to front dustjacket flap. Large chip to top of dustjacket spine removes portion of title. Chips to dustjacket corners and rubbing to dustjacket edges. Protected in mylar. The first works that Walter Rollin Brooks (1886-1958) published were poems and short stories. Among these were a series of short stories featuring "a talking horse and his drunken owner" which was the basis for the 1960s television comedy series Mister Ed. His most enduring works, however, are the 26 books that he wrote about Freddy the Pig and his friends, stories that offer (to quote Anthony Boucher) "wit, sound structural plotting, genuine character-humor, and admirable English prose."

Synopsis

Freddy and the Ignormous (1941) is the 8th book in the humorous children's series Freddy the Pig by author Walter R. Brooks and illustrator Kurt Wiese. (It is the last book in the series before the U.S. enters the era of World War Two. ) There are dramatic reports of a monster in the dark woods near the Bean farm. When local animals are subject to extortion, Freddy and his friends test their bravery confronting the unknown.

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Bookseller
Aardvark Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
87295
Title
FREDDY AND THE IGNORMUS; Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
Author
Brooks, Walter R
Illustrator
Kurt Wiese
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Plus / Good Minus
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Stated First Edition
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1941

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Octavo
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Cloth
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Edges
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Spine
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First Edition
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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.

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