THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS.
by William Pene Du Bois
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Chula Vista, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The Twenty-One Balloons is a novel by William Pène du Bois, published in 1947 and awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1948. The story is about a retired schoolteacher whose ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover an island full of great wealth and fantastic inventions. The events and ideas are based both on scientific fact and imagination, and the descriptions are accompanied by illustrations by du Bois.
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Details
- Bookseller
- the book store at depot square (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 320359
- Title
- THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS.
- Author
- William Pene Du Bois
- Illustrator
- William Pene Du Bois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDTION.
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Children's books. Signed children's books. Classic children's books.
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