THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH (SIGNED 2X FIRST BRITISH PRINTING, 1962)

JUSTER, NORTON (1929 - 2021) (SIGNED), Winner of the 2006 CALDECOTT MEDAL for The Hello, Goodbye Window; FEIFFER, JULES (1929 - 2025 ) (SIGNED), Illustrated by, WINNER OF A PULITZER PRIZE and ACADEMY AWARD

Published by London: Collins, St. James Place. 1962, SIGNED 2X FIRST BRITISH PRINTING

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SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE ON ABEBOOKS. FINE COPY OF Pictorial DJ which is clipped; covered in mylar. FLYER OF SIGNING EVENT INCLUDED, FIRST BRITISH PRINTING WITH SIGNATURES OF JUSTER AND FEIFFER. STORY: A young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once prosperous but now troubled. There, he acquires two faithful companions and goes on a quest to restore to the kingdom its exiled princesses named Rhyme and Reason from the Castle in the Air. In the process, he learns valuable lessons, finding a love of learning. The text is full of puns and wordplay, such as when Milo unintentionally jumps to Conclusions, an island in Wisdom, thus exploring the literal meanings of idioms.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH (SIGNED 2X FIRST BRITISH PRINTING, 1962)
• Publisher: London: Collins, St. James Place. 1962, SIGNED 2X FIRST BRITISH PRINTING
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)