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THE MOUSEWIFE.
by GODDEN, Rumer. Illustrated by William Pene du Bois.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Macmillan, 1951.. FIRST EDITION 1951, 8vo, blue boards, red vignette, 41 pages. Brilliant black and white illustrations by William Pene du Bois to this exquisite story of a mousewife who sets free a caged dove. Lower board very slightly discoloured, very slight dent in middle of spine (see images), no inscriptions. Very good plus in very good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, slightly faded as usual on spine, lightly browned on white area of spine, next to spine on upper panel and at top of lower panel, a bit dusty and faintly foxed, quite foxed on reverse, 3 very small closed tears including 1 corresponding to dent on spine). Story based on one in Dorothy Wordsworth's journal. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Synopsis
Rumer Godden (1907–1998) grew up in India, where her father ran a steamship company. When her husband left her penniless in Calcutta with two daughters to raise, she started to write books to pay off her many debts. She wrote more than sixty books for adults and young adults, including The Doll’s House, Impunity Jane, The Greengage Summer , and An Episode of Sparrows (also published by The New York Review Children’s Collection). William Pène du Bois (1916–1993) was born in New Jersey to a family of artists and educated mostly in France. A founding editor of The Paris Review , Pène du Bois wrote some twenty-five books, many of which he also illustrated, including The Twenty-One Balloons , winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45503
- Title
- THE MOUSEWIFE.
- Author
- GODDEN, Rumer. Illustrated by William Pene du Bois.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Macmillan, 1951.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MOUSE DOVE dOROTHY wORDSWORTH CHILDREN'S STORY wILLIAM pENE DU BOIS
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