- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Honey & Wax Booksellers, ABAA, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.Honey & Wax Booksellers, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since February 20, 2012
Condition: Used
£ 191.37
Quantity: 1 available
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Second printing of this Caldecott Honor book, first published in 1955, inscribed with a full-page original painting by Taro Yashima (1908-1994). A dissident imprisoned for his antimilitarist beliefs, Yashima left Japan in 1939 to pursue an artistic career in New York and California. Crow Boy is inspired by Yashima's childhood experiences in a small village school, and dedicated to a favorite teacher, depicted here as the thoughtful Mr. Isobe. The book follows a friendless, non-verbal child called "Chibi," or "tiny boy," a character based on Yashima's memories of a real classmate. Chibi exhibits many of the characteristics now associated with autism: withdrawal from social interaction, a rigid focus on pattern and routine, and close observation of the natural world, reflected in his command of the "voices of crows," memorized on his long walk to school. In the end, Mr. Isobe reintroduces Chibi to the school community: "nobody called him Chibi any more. We all called him Crow Boy." Yashima has inscribed this copy to children's author and psychologist Lucile Phillips Morrison (1896-1991); the label of her charitable foundation, Angel Island Institute, later Phillips-Morrison Institute of California, is affixed to the rear endpaper. A near-fine copy of a compelling book, inscribed with a vivid painting of a bird flying away from its nest. Single volume, measuring 12 x 9 inches: [2], 37, [1]. Original pink cloth stamped in maroon, color pictorial endpapers, original unclipped color pictorial dust jacket. Color lithographic illustrations throughout text. Original painting of bird and nest facing title page, with author's stamp and ink inscription: "To Lucile Morrison, / with best wishes / Taro Yashima / Nov. 1959." Small ownership label of Angel Island Institute of California to rear pastedown. Light toning and edgewear to jacket. …
Seller Inventory # 1004316
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Crow Boy
- Author
- Yashima, Taro; [Morrison, Lucile Phillips]
- Publisher
- The Viking Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1956
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- inscribed, literature, signed
Honey & Wax Booksellers, ABAA
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 8.92 | £ 14.86 |
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Honey & Wax specializes in literature and illustration, with a focus on the history of printing, bookselling, reading, and collecting. We're particularly drawn to surprising crossover moments in print history: books that represent a mix of disciplines, genres, and audiences. Founders of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Our bookroom is open by appointment in Philadelphia, PA.
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Honey & Wax Booksellers, LLC
94 9th Street, Suite 228
Brooklyn, NY U.S.A. 11215
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