Patou, a young apprentice, and his master work and live together like father and son. But when the elderly umbrella maker dies, his lazy nephew shoves Patou out into the world with only an old umbrella. Patou soon discovers that his umbrella offers much more than mere protection from the rain--it is magical. Full color.
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Patou, a young apprentice, and his master work and live together like father and son. But when the elderly umbrella maker dies, his lazy nephew shoves Patou out into the world with only an old umbrella. Patou soon discovers that his umbrella offers much more than mere protection from the rain--it is magical. Full color.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Hardcover edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Margot Zemach. Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Book Quarto, hardcover, in yellow pictorial boards. Gift note on endpaper else VG. No dj. Gives short history of the umbrella. 32 pages plus the story. The typical poor orphan boy has only the inheritance of a magical umbrella, which serves to extract him from trouble and eventually to gain him a kingdom among subjects who have never before seen an umbrella, much less one which could fly. The pace is rapid and hilarious, especially with the boy zooming about in order to keep hold of his flying umbrella.
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Very Good + No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; Few tiny indentations in head of backstrip, negligible surface soil, text crisp and unread. Includes a short history of the Umbrella.
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Zenach, Margot. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Unpaginated, color illustrations by Margot Zenach; 4to, white pictorial boards. Near fine, faint small round impression first few pages; dust jacket near fine.
