Music for Alice, Allen Say, 2004, 1st Ed., SIGNED w/Drawing, Fine w/Fine DJ

Music for Alice
ISBN:
0618311181
Author:
Allen Say
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Company
Release Date:
2004
Seller Category:
JAPANESE ART
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 01472
Notes: A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED, First Edition, First Printing, 4to, 8 3/4" x 11 1/2." First Printing: printer's key beginning with "10" and ending in "1" on copyright page. Brown paper-covered boards backed with red cloth in a gilt-foil paper dust jacket. Gilt decoration of a sun, mountains, and field on front cover. Gilt lettering on book spine. Black-and-white lettering on front panel and dust jacket spine. Color illustration on front panel. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Dust jacket pristine and intact, not price-clipped. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with color illustrations. SIGNED by the author. Tipped-in plate on front free endpaper with author's signature ("Mr. Say") and accompanying caricatured self-portrait in black ink. 32 pp., including illustrations. A picture book with a beautiful story about a Japanese-American couple, Alice and Mark, who escape the internment camps during World War II by using their skills as farmers to grow and sell crops. "Walter Lorraine Books" printed on title and copyright page. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.