The Rebellious Alphabet.
Henry Holt, 1993/1992, 1st Am; translated from the Norwegian by Geoffrey Fox. Full colour shiny pictorial boards, 7.8x10.6; c 26 pp. Picture Book hardback.
A timely political fable for older children which begins: "The Little General was the ruler of a very big village, even though he was very small." An illiterate tyrant orders his soldiers to sweep up all the letters in the village and arrests Placido whose canaries had been printing leaflets with their alphabet feet (read the book!). By a noted Chilean playwright and a Norwegian illustrator.
CONDITION: Near Fine in Fine jacket; no names or other marks, tight, appears unread, because of the lamination process, the spine lamination in the joint is not as smooth as could be, jacket is fresh and glossy; unclipped 14.95. Item #12625
$50