A Small Tall Tale from the Far Far North: (New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, ALA Notable Children's Book; Eskimoan) de Sis, Peter - 1993-09-14

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Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Peter Sis color illustrations. CONDITION: Very Good+ 1993 Alfred A. Knopf hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Problems: DJ shows some edge wear both top and bottom edges; book appears pre-read but unevenly. It's not a terrible condition, but it is for sure not even "as new." CONTENT: Sis draws on boyhood memories for this imaginative yarn about a maybe-real, maybe-fictitious Czech explorer, Jan Welzl. As the tale begins, Welzl breaks free from a drab existence and lights out for the Far North, where he encounters treacherous storms, a mysterious golden mountain on the horizon, northern lights, and kindly Eskimo hunters who teach him their traditions and a host of survival skills. When gold diggers arrive and threaten his newfound friends' peaceful existence, Welzl outwits the intruders. The story itself is slight, a fragment really, but readers are borne rapturously… Leer más

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993-09-13. hardcover. Like New. 11x0x9.

Alfred a Knopf Inc. Used - Very Good.

New York: Knopf, 1993. 1st ed. Hardcover. Sis, Peter. 1st ed., oblong 4to picture book, illustrated boards, a mix of tall tales and the memoirs of a famed Czech explorer, illustrated in color throughout by the author. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993-09-14. Hardcover. Used: Good.