A collection of short stories exploring the humor and life of the Jewish people of Poland.
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"Like title character Naftali, Singer is a master craftsman: these eight varied stories are as much an evocation of a bygone way of life as a tribute to the storyteller's art."- -Starred, "School Library Journal"
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR002067435
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Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Seller Inventory # wbb0022550386
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Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. In pictorial jacket over brown cloth, 8vo, 83pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book. Seller Inventory # 0821098
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Seller: Roy Turner Books, Stockport, United Kingdom
Hardback. First edition, 1977. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. NF condition; minimal edgewear in Good unclipped dust jacket; edgeworn and sunned to spine and edges. Published: Oxford University Press, 1977. Seller Inventory # 12189
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Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 83p hardback with unclipped lime green illustrated dustjacket, sunned to spine and top edge, illustrated by Margot Zemach, excellent condition, 1st UK edition. Language: English. Seller Inventory # 221389
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Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket and illustrations by Margot Zemach (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, spine slightly faded. Not price clipped (£2.25), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 83pp. A collection of eight tales, of the lost pre war Jewish life in Poland, for young readers and for reading aloud. The characters include Naftali the storyteller, a house demon, some fools from Chelm and a vain cat and dog. Polish American Jewish author, playwright and Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-91), wrote several children's books. 'Sus' is the Hebrew word for horse. Seller Inventory # 005880
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Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. Illustrated by Margot Zemach. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. First edition. A collection of short stories which explores the humor and life of the Polish people. Inscribed by Singer on the title page. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. Occasional minor bumping to the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is sun faded along the spine; otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # 64973
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Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1977 Oxford Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good++ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket. Fabulous jacket design & illustrations by Margot Zemach. Slight loss of colour to spine of dustjacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-8269175800
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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 8vo. 83 pp., illus. by Margot Zemach. Near fine in brown cloth with very good dust jacket in clear plastic protector. Dust jacket inside front flap has lower corner cut away and contains Oxford University Press sticker Illustrated by Margot Zemach. Seller Inventory # 66-0121
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