Description: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NimhO'BRIEN, Robert Publisher: AtheneumLocation: New York, NYDate: 1971Binding: Octavo, original full-bound tan cloth with purple illustration to front and title to spine.Edition: FIRST EDITIONPrinting: 2nd Printing Description:First Edition, Second Printing of Robert O'Brien's classic, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. A very nice early example. “A story that is as engrossing as it is unusual” (Kirkus UK). A National Geographic editor who wrote novels pseudonymously to that journal’s policy against extracurricular writing, O’Brien, in this, his second novel, “successfully combines an old-fashioned talking-animal story with futuristic scientific speculation… The material is fascinating and raises many questions about what constitutes intelligence and civilization. With its interesting plot and fine blend of scientific and nature writing, this unique fantasy would surely have built a large audience eventually, but it was helped immeasurably by winning the Newbery Medal in 1972. The book continues to be extremely popular with young readers and was the basis for an animated feature, The Secret of NIMH (1982)” (Silvey, 495). With charming illustrations by Zena Bernstein. Clute & Nicholls, 885. Condition:Binding tight and square. Original full-bound cloth boards present clean and unmarked. A tiny amount of wear to head and foot of spine. Single pen-sized spot to top text-block. Typical wave to pages. Internally clean and nearly unmarked with only some numbers penned to top fore-edge corner of front endpaper and remnants of penciling to same on half-title page. Mild separation to top portion of gutter at front endpaper and half-title pages. Dust jacket shows exceptionally well with clean and unmarked panels and spine. No remarkable wear to corners or edges. Mild creasing to head and foot of spine. Spine lightly faded. A couple tiny bumps to Newberry award sticker's edge. Age-toning to flap edges. Original price of $5.95 not clipped. A very nice example.
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classics
Binding: Hardcover
Region: North America
Author: Robert O'Brien
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Special Attributes: First Edition, Original Dust Jacket, Original Binding, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
