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Marcel Ayme.. The Wonderful Farm. Harper & Bros., New York, 1951.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 18437 CF shelf. Black-stamped red cloth, soil & waterstains primarily on front cover. No names, clean text. No dust jacket. Trans. from the French by Norman Denny. Early Sendak, charming in black & white. Solid. Edition "D-B" on copyright page, dated 1951. 182 p.
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$47.50 + shipping
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. DUST JACKET ONLY - NO BOOK. Good+ Dust Jacket. Some wear and a couple of small tears. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .
Seller: LaCelle Rare Books, Chadwick, MO, U.S.A.
Marcel Aymé. The wonderful farm. Harper, New York, 1951.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Not ex-library. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Translated from the French by Norman Denny. Very clean and tight, no markings. Red endpapers. Pictorial cloth binding has the Harper Crest, Library Edition lettering identity rectangle on rear board, but this is not an ex-library book, and the cover illustration was used on this edition binding only. This is the same image that is on the DJ. DJ flap has blank upper corner, lower corner is clipped. DJ front has the gilt Harper Crest label tipped-on. Book and DJ both in fine condition.
Seller: Greenwood Road Books, Bridgman, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, viii, 182 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good Minus dust jacket. Spine green with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$2.50". Chipping and small tears around edges of jacket. Mild shelf wear on tail of book, light bending on head of book spine. Shelved in case 14. 1372558. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Marcel Ayme. The Wonderful Farm. Harper & Brothers, 1951.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated First Edition, with ''I-A'' on copyright page (signifying September 1951). Red cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Cloth is clean. Three consecutive leaves have a short closed tear on top edge. Slight soiling on a few pages, else interior is clean and unmarked. viii, 182 pages. Dust jacket has a few small chips and short tears; some general soiling; not price clipped ($2.50); in an archival mylar sleeve. The first true children's book featuring Maurice Sendak as illustrator.
Seller: Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.