Description: Stone Soup: An Old Tale, told and Pictured by Marcia Brown published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1947. First Edition with Scribner's code Q-11.70 [AZ] on the copyright page. This copyright code is from a later printing. The book comes with Marcia Brown's obituary published in the Los Angeles Times & in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. First published in 1947, Marcia Brown's Caldecott Honor–winning, classic picture book has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular and enduring books. The story is about three hungry soldiers who outwit the greedy inhabitants of a village into providing them with a feast, is based on an old French tale. This beautiful book will make an excellent addition to your library or book collection! CONDITION: This book is in acceptable condition. Pages have turned yellow from age. The dust jacket and the cover are worn, ripped, scuffed, and torn. The dust jacket has been glued to the book and has a few tears. It has a book spine sticker. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to the endpaper at the front of the book. Former owner stamps on front and back pastedown endpapers, and on front and back endpapers. The book is also an ex-library book. It has library markings, stamps, an 'old school' pocket for the checkout card, and the checkout card. The page of the book that explains that the first soldier slept in the priest’s house (pages are not numbered) has two tears on the bottom. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.
Price: 129.99 USD
Location: Claremont, California
End Time: 2024-12-09T17:00:01.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Topics: Soldiers, soup, neighbors, Food, Cooking
Non-Fiction Subject: Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Book Title: Stone Soup: An Old Tale
Signed: No
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Subject: Picture book, folktales, Folklore, Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1947
Places: France
Language: English
Illustrator: Marcia Brown
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Ex-Library, Caldecott Medal Winner, Illustrated, Marcia Brown's obituary published in the Daily Bulletin, Marcia Brown's obituary published in the L.A. Times
Author: Marcia Brown
Region: Europe
Topic: sharing, wit, ingenuity, kindness, generosity, contribution
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subjects: Children's fiction, Children's literature
Character Family: Collectible Children's Books
