Freddy the Detective
Language: English
Published by The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY U.S.A., 1998
Series: Book 3 of 26 - Freddy the Pig
- Hardcover
- Used
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Condition: Used - Fine
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From 1927 to 1958, Walter R. Brooks (1886-1958) wrote 26 books starring one of the great characters in American children's literature: Freddy the Pig. The Freddy books, widely beloved as classics and deemed the American equivalent of the Pooh stories, are a remarkable achievement in children's literature. The books went out of print in the 1960s, despite their popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. Freddy the Detective (1932) is the 3rd book in the humorous children's series Freddy the Pig. Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Freddy sets up his own detective agency. Freddy solves a series of mysterious cases, but then there is a frame-up. Climaxing in the great trial scene in the barn, where Freddy and Ferdinand the Cow are opposing lawyers with Charles the Rooster as judge. vii + 264pp. In addition to the Freddy books, Brooks created the character Mr. Ed the Talking Horse. Dramatic, humorous illustrations by Kurt Wiese (1887-1974). Kurt Wiese illustrated over 300 children’s books and wrote and illustrated another 20 books. He received two Newbery Awards and two Caldecott Honor Book Awards. Hardcover has teal cloth boards with black lettering and ornamentation on front and spine, in fine (as new) DJ. Carefully handled with square corners and sound gutters, the book appears unread. Minor shelf-wear. Dust Jacket has code 0298. Contents appear complete with no markings in text nor ownership in end papers. Interiors are tight, clean and unmarked. • Size: 8vo – over 7¾ - 9¾” tall, 271pp. • Condition: Fine (As New) Hardcover in Fine (As New) Dust Jacket – 1st printing, this edition. No ownership markings. Tight as if seldom opened. Copyright 1998, 1932 & 1960. Manufactured in U.S.A. No edition info stated, but from 1st printing by print-line. Dust Jacket is February 1998 version indicated by 0298 code. ISBN: 0-87951-809-X. LCCN: 97-10214. MSR = US $23.95.…
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- Title
- Freddy the Detective
- Author
- Brooks, Walter R.
- Publisher
- The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- No Ownership Markings
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 087951809X
- ISBN 13
- 9780879518097
- Illustrator
- Wiese, Kurt
- Edition
- Reprint
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1 pound
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Series
- Book 3 of 26: Freddy the Pig
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