This spectacularly beautiful, inventive picture-book journal of life with the Alaskan Eskimos at the turn of the century is a brilliant leap of the imagination and the embodiment of the aphorism "every picture tells a story". Full color throughout.
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This spectacularly beautiful, inventive picture-book journal of life with the Alaskan Eskimos at the turn of the century is a brilliant leap of the imagination and the embodiment of the aphorism "every picture tells a story". Full color throughout.
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Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North: New York to cart. $2.27, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North: (New York to cart. $2.38, fair condition, Sold by Once Upon A Time Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tontitown, AR, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1993
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18074290082
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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 Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North: (New York to cart. $2.95, good condition, Sold by Bulrushed Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Moscow, ID, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1993
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18136471427
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Good. Good or better condition. Pages have scattered marks and notes, but completely legible, binding is good. Covers mostly clean, minor scuffing or stickers. Solid reading copies.
Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North: (New York to cart. $3.62, good condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North: (New York to cart. $4.87, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1993
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18101367229
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Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North to cart. $9.19, very good condition, Sold by pacaritambo books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austin, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Alfred A. Knopf.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1993
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17672806183
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Peter Sis color illustrations. Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Book CONDITION: Very Good+ 1993 Alfred A. Knopf hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Problems: DJ shows some edge wear both top and bottom edges; book appears pre-read but unevenly. It's not a terrible condition, but it is for sure not even "as new." CONTENT: Sis draws on boyhood memories for this imaginative yarn about a maybe-real, maybe-fictitious Czech explorer, Jan Welzl. As the tale begins, Welzl breaks free from a drab existence and lights out for the Far North, where he encounters treacherous storms, a mysterious golden mountain on the horizon, northern lights, and kindly Eskimo hunters who teach him their traditions and a host of survival skills. When gold diggers arrive and threaten his newfound friends' peaceful existence, Welzl outwits the intruders. The story itself is slight, a fragment really, but readers are borne rapturously along on Sis's exquisitely intricate artwork. At times recalling Da Vinci's sketches, Sis's handsome pen-and-ink washes are filled with maps, intriguing borders, eclectic details and a pervasive sense of the fantastical that provides just the right balance for the story's nostalgic tone. Vignettes dropped onto antique-like papers suggest the look of an old picture album, while other spreads are joyfully quixotic (Eskimos dine under the canopy of a dinosaur skeleton; Welzl is carried down a tunnel decorated with pseudo-pictographs which illustrate a folktale). Whether or not Welzl existed is irrelevant; he certainly lives on in Sis's imagination, and will continue to thrive in the memories of Sis's readers. [Note: the DJ flap states that Jan Welzl was a Czechoslovakian author of tales of the Arctic. AND there are pages in this book that could be classified as "activity." Reading around a large curve on at least 2 levels, etc. Fascinating presentation. ]
Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North to cart. $12.99, very good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 1993 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far Far North: (New York to cart. $14.95, like new condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Add this copy of A Small Tall Tale From the Far North to cart. $17.50, new condition, Sold by Nilbog Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Knopf.
