"A get-rich-quick scheme to 'capture a one-eyed man, put him in a cage in the marketplace, and charge a penny a look' proves to be more than pound foolish in this trenchant cautionary tale...Delightfully droll, fancifully detailed pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations add enormously to the wry, sly proceedings."-Starred/School Library Journal. "Genuinely funny."-The Horn Book
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"A get-rich-quick scheme to 'capture a one-eyed man, put him in a cage in the marketplace, and charge a penny a look' proves to be more than pound foolish in this trenchant cautionary tale...Delightfully droll, fancifully detailed pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations add enormously to the wry, sly proceedings."-Starred/School Library Journal. "Genuinely funny."-The Horn Book
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Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $4.60, good condition, Sold by Bookwitch rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Concord, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Farrar Straus Giroux (1971).
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Zemach, Margot. Good. No Dj. Book Oblong small quarto, hardcover, light edgewear to blue and white pictorial boards else good. No dj. Two brothers set out to capture a one-eyed man to display in the marketplace. Unpaginated; about 25 pp.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $6.71, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $6.71, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $7.76, fair condition, Sold by Reliant Bookstore rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from El Dorado, KS, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
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Fair. This book is a well used but readable copy. Integrity of the book is still intact with no missing pages. May have notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $10.15, like new condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $10.15, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $10.17, fair condition, Sold by Once Upon A Time Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tontitown, AR, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).
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Fair. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by milwaukee street used books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Janesville, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux,.
Add this copy of A Penny a Look: an Old Story to cart. $37.13, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR.
