Isbn: 9780151005956 - tale of the unknown island (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear . . . Why the petitioner required a boat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him, the reader will discover in this delightful fable, a philosophic love story worthy of Swift or Voltaire. Sis, Peter (illustrator).…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear . . . Why the petitioner required a boat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him, the reader will discover in this delightful fable, a philosophic love story worthy of Swift or Voltaire. Sis, Peter (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Sis, Peter (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Sis, Peter (illustrator).

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Sis, Peter (illustrator). …

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Sis, Peter (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Pristine. TM. Sis, Peter (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. First printing of the first American edition, with full letter line. A very fine (as-new) copy in a very fine (as-new) jacket. A clean, very tight copy with price ($16.00) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. A short novel, translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa. Beautifully illustrated by Peter Sís. Saramago won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. Sis, Peter (illustrator).…

Hardcover. dj. First Edition, First Printing. Small Octavo, 51 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. White spine with blue and brown lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$16.00 - Canada $24.00", has mild shelving wear, small stains on the front and rear covers, and a large brown stain on the rear cover. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and stains on the edges. Signed flat by Peter Sís on the half-title page. Shelved in Room Z. 1393343. Special Collections - Upstairs. Sis, Peter (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. dj. First Edition, First Printing. Small Octavo, 51 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. White spine with blue and brown lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$16.00 - Canada $24.00", has mild shelving wear, and small stains on the front and rear covers. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges and mild age-toning along the edges. Textblock has very light foxing on the head and tail edges and illustrated end-pages and pastedowns. Signed flat by José Saramago and Peter Sís on the half-title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Room Z. 1393344. Special Collections - Upstairs. Sis, Peter (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. dj. First Edition, First Printing. Small Octavo, 51 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. White spine with blue and brown lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$16.00 - Canada $24.00", has mild shelving wear, and stains throughout. Boards have light bumping along the tail fore corners, mild wear along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the spine head edge. Textblock has stains on the head edge. Signed flat by José Saramago and signed with a drawing by Peter Sís on the half-title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Room Z. 1393345. Special Collections - Upstairs. Sis, Peter (illustrator). Signed.…