Crocodile Tears by Andre Francois (21 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. André François (illustrator). 1st thus (1969). 38pp. VG copy, slight sunning to spine.

Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Andre Francois (illustrator). First Edition. A well used copy with no covers. A proof copy with the proof reader's marks and alterations. Size: 9.5" x 7". Softback.

SCARCE! FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMP., oblong super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, VG (light bruising & moderate tanning/soiling to board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional foxing to pages) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping with some minor loss to edges, moderate tanning & chafing/soiling, light tanning, foxing & creasing to flaps).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. used hardcover edition, lacking a dust jacket. second edition. in oblong pictorial boards. faint sunning to spine; rubbing, scuffing and soiling to boards; sunning to rear cover; minor bumping to edges and corners. hinges are a bit shaken but intact; minor age toning to title page. there are no markings to text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Andre Francois (illustrator). 1st Edition. [1955]. 10.5 x 3.25 inches (26.5 x 8.5 cm). Pictorial boards, previous owner's address label removed, but left two rectangular marks on title page and opposing page, occasional light foxing, 2 pages with small abrasions, original slip case with a few specks of paint residue, one edge with 4-inch split. An absurd poem with the intent to teach the reader the meaning of the phrase "Crocodile tears." It is wonderful and original in its conception and until its publication, completely unique in execution in the realm of children's books. It was considered by both the creator and publisher to be an art object more than a book. This original edition consisted of only 3000 copies, preceded by publication in Neuf magazine. It was immediately popular and followed up with a dual-language and enlarged English-language edition. (Bibliotheque National de France). Size: Narrow Oblong 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Original oblong thick card stock front and rear boards with color illustration of the crocodile. 10 1/2" x 3 1/2" format. 40 leaves of color illustrations. Inside front board Robert Delpire, Paris/Universal Books, New York is cited. Inside rear board is the imprint of the 2nd edition, with state "Printed and bound in France". On opposite page "1956 by Robert Delpire/Library of Congress catalog number 56-11622". Book housed in a thick card stock slip case with postage stamps of the Republique Francaise. Ready for Air Mail posting, but never mailed. The slip case if age toned with some foxing and what appears to be very slight staining (water?) to rear panel. Book bound in thick card stock with yellow cloth spine. Boards lightly foxed where exposed to light/air. Overall very good. Very scarce children's book.

Hardcover. Second Edition. Oblong octavo, unpaginated; VG-; quarter yellow cloth binding, boards in white and green pictorial paper; housed in VG- white, red, and blue slipcase; mild shelf wear and soiling; mind fading to exposed patch at back board; profusely illustrated in limited color; pages clean; shelved Case 14. 1352645. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Mailing Box. Paris; New York: Robert Delpire; Universe Books, 1956. First US edition, 2nd edition overall. Long, narrow hardcover (10.5 x about 3.25 inches) with original mailing carton that has a window for the crocodile's snout to be visible. Some age-speckling to the white background, slightly darkened area consistent with the mailing box window, one inch tape repair to the bottom of the rear cover, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with some minor age-toning to the first and last pages, no names or other markings. The mailing box has some old tape marks to the far end (tape has long ago fallen off), minor soil, French stamps but no postmark. Our guess is that the mailing box was never intended to be actually used to mail the book but was just there for effect. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Mailing Box. Narrow Oblong 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition, Illustrated Edition. Second edition. Oblong super royal 8vo (10½" x 3¼"), pp. [42], color illustrations after drawings by the author opposite each page of text . Original color pictorial boards in original color printed slipcase/French Air mailer with original Republique Francaise Postes stamps. Near fine clean bright copy with some age toning to the slipcase & to the air exposed areas of the back-strip & boards. Sheets clean, unmarked,complete. Scarce. H7838.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated by the author. (illustrator). First edition, first printing. Oblong 4to. Yellow paper over boards printed in black, green and red. Plain endpapers. Illustrated in color throughout. Trace of soil else a near fine copy. The dustwrapper is not clipped and is in fine condition. Wonderfully original tale of a crocodile who comes to live with a Parisian family. Precedes the Paris-New York edition of 1956. English and French on facing pages. Scarce.

Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 1 volume (unpaginated) Size: 9x27cm.