About this title: A poor man tries to find someone wiser, stronger, and more clever than himself to persuade the king not to build a fountain that will cut off the city's water supply.
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Description: Good. 0525332405 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co
Date Published: 1989-10-31
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Good. Large library binding hardcover. Moderate wear to hardcover, faded page edges, clean text, good binding. Good. Ships within one business day with delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books, USA
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Ezra Jack Keats. Good in Fair jacket. Ex-Library Hard cover, shelf wear, library markings, edges rubbed, boards showing, mylar covered dust jacket is chipped and torn, shelf-H-6. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Pictorial Cover
Publisher: E.P. Dutton, New York
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Keats, Ezra Jack. Good- in Good- jacket. Children's Illustrated Ex-library. Covers attached with tape. Jacket glued to boards. Some small tears along bottom edges. Boards and spine ends worn through. Considerable shelf wear. Summary: Only one man in the kingdom is brave enough to tell the king of the folly of his plan. Two award winners got together to create this book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Good in good jacket. Rebound in library binding. Ex-library copy with dust jacket and usual stamps/labels. The pages are nice and clean except for the stamps and some small discolorations on the end pages from yellowing tape. Card pocket on the BEP. Site allows up to 30 calendar days for standard U.S. shipping-please take this into account when choosing a shipping method. Thank you! read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Company, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Color illustrations. Illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats. Good ex-library copy: usual library stamps, etc. See details regarding condition. Good ex-library copy. Orange library cloth binding with pasted-on cover illustrations. No dust jacket. Corner tips worn through. Cover edges rubbed and worn. Fraying at top and bottom of spine. Pages clean and bright. Top corner of rear cover bumped. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co., NY
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0525332405. 33 pages; Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. Light shelf rub at board edges. Boards are straight, tips are pointed, spine is square and pages are clean. DJ has light small chips at corner tips and spine tips. Now in protective sleeve. An excellent gift! Bold, bright illustrations throughout-including the boards. Boards illustration same as the dust jacket. Delightful reading-recommended ages 4 to 8. Large shape book. (10 1/2 x 10 1/4) Media mail ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780525445371ISBN:0525445374
Description: Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Very Good with no dust jacket. 0525445374. A Unicorn Paperback, Softcover, in Very Good condition, no stamps or writing, approx. Size 10 1/4" wide x 10" tall, corner bumps, a little scuffing on the glossy covers, pages look nice, ; 4. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Pictorial Paper Boards...
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, New York
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 0525332405 This FIRST EDITION is in VERY GOOD+ condition with VERY GOOD dustjacket both very handsome especially for children's book over 35 years. Book's copyright page states "First Edition", with no other dates or subsequent printings is presumed First Printing. E. P. Dutton started stating First Printing on copyright pages 5 years later in 1976. Book is profusely illustrated throughout by EZRA JACK KEATS, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal. Book is in VERY GOOD+ ... read more
Edition: Oblong 4to. 1st edition. Association copy. Unpaginated.
Binding: Orange cloth spine with color pict. paper-wrapped boards. No
Publisher: Dutton,, NY:
Date Published: 1971.
Description: VG (shelf-wear/corners worn & showing board). Illustrated in color by Ezra Jack Keats. Inscribed by Keats on the title page. read more
Edition: First
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Dutton, New York
Date Published: (1971)
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: First edition. Square quarto. Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Fine in fine dustwrapper that is slightly rubbed and nicked, and which is attached to the book by the free flaps. Inscribed by Alexander to his friends: "For Carl & B. [Karsch]--these few words and many fondest wishes from Lloyd. " Alexander and Carl Karsch were co-workers in a bank in the 1950s; they remained life-long friends. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton, New York
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: ISBN: 0525332405; Keats, Ezra Jack (illustrator); First Edition; ex-library copy with the usual blemishes, else GOOD+ hardcover, rebound in pictorial buckram boards, no dust jacket. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. New York, NY. E.P. Dutton & Company. 1971.; Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats. Good/Good. Ex-library with the usual library markings, in a library binding. Cream cloth binding with cover illustrations matching dust jacket. Light edgewear, one page torn with taped repair, a clean and tight copy. Clipped dust jacket in mylar, taped to boards. A king wants to build a fountain that will cut off all the water to the ... read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co., NY
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Ezra Jack Keats. Book Slight Wear. Dust Jacket Some Damage. 10 1/2" Square. NOT an ex library book. Picture cover book shows some wear on bottom edge. Clean interior pages with color illustrations including the endpapers. Dust jacket has 2" deep x 1 1/2" chip bottom rear, 2" and shorter tears with creases, rubbing and scratches on spine and edges. Price is not clipped. read more
Description: Ezra Jack Keats. Very Good/Very Good. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall 0525332405 Unmarked Clean and Solid Dust jacket clean with some small, minor creasing on edges and missing tiny bit on top by spine, not affecting lettering; price not clipped. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton
Date Published: 1971
Description: Very Good+ No Dust Jacket. Clean, Tight, Rebound Library Copy, Lacking Most Of The Usual Defects Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Date Published: 1989-10-31
ISBN-13:9780525332404ISBN:0525332405
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Binding: Cloth.
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Two large pieces missing from the bottom edge of the dust jacket. Back panel of jacket rubbed, as are extremities of the book. Still a very nice copy. Inscribed by the author in red ink on the title page. Color illustrations throughout by Ezra Jack Keats. First edition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1989-10-31
ISBN-13:9780525445371ISBN:0525445374
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
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