Maranatha - The Mouse in the Tomb Tapa dura - 1985

New York, NY: Carlton Press, Inc. , 1985 Carlton Press, Inc., New York. 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. A Bookland Juvenile. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant wear to bottom boards from shelving. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($6.95); small closed tear on front panel top and rear flap fold at top. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine. 48 pp 8vo. Maranatha is a tiny mouse who lives in a cave in one of the hills overlooking Jerusalem and has a fear of dying. He learns of a rabbi who has the secret of eternal life and follows him through the streets of Jerusalem, witnesses the crucification, and burial in the cave he lives in, witnesses the miracle of resurrection. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.