Magic Maize

Language: English

Published by Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1953

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Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA

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Collaborative effort by this award-winning team of children's book authors/illustrators, this one is a magical story about Fabian, an Indian boy in Guatemala, who secretly introduces seeds from a new variety of maize, introduced by the white man (gringos), then finds an ancient Mayan jade artifact. In 77 pages, with both pen-and-ink & full-color illustrations throughout, including the endpapers. The book is SiGNED with a personalized, dated inscription to verso of ffep by both authors, along with a gift inscription on same page to the same child. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1953, this hardcover 4to has light green cloth-covered boards stamped with a red Mayan image to front & lettered in red to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, with cracking to the hinge between pages 44-45. Hinges secure, pages creamy white & unmarked with moderate tanning to edges, color illustrations vivid. Mild rubbing to extremities & slight bumping to corners & spine tips. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.00 price intact) is Poor, missing the lower third of the front cover, with larger & small chips, rubbing, & creasing all over; nicely protected in new mylar cover to preserve what's left. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. …

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Bibliographic details

Title
Magic Maize
Author
Buff, Mary; Buff, Conrad
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press
Publication year
1953
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Poor
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Buff, Mary; Buff, Conrad
Edition
1st Edition
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Children-Young Adult (YA)::Illustrated & Picture Books, Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology

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