The Nutcracker; Based on a new translation by Aliana Brodmann

Hoffmann, E.T.A.; illustrated by Gennady Spirin

ISBN 10: 1556705301 / ISBN 13: 9781556705304

Edité par Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, 1996

A propos de cet article

Hardcover in dust jacket. Second printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean; dust jacket is also As New, with a tiny closed tear at top of spine. Full-page color illustrations throughout by the celebrated children's book artist Gennady Spirin. Pages without illustrations are decorated with elegant and delicate borders. Faux marbled endpapers. Translator Brodmann has been celebrated in her native Germany for her work with juvenile literature. From the estate of Los Angeles set designer John Iacovelli. Tall 4to. 99 pp.

N° de réf. du vendeur 96839

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Nutcracker; Based on a new translation by Aliana Brodmann
• Éditeur: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1556705301
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781556705304
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Maurice Sendak - Ill.
• Édition: 'Second printing.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Juvenile fiction

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Synopsis

On Christmas Eve, Marie Stahlbaum huddles in the dark with her brother, Fritz, waiting for the Christ Child to come. When their parents open the doors to the parlor, the scene that awaits them is mesmerizing: a Christmas tree aglow with candles and more toys than they could have imagined. Godfather Drosselmeir has made them a fine castle with dancing ladies and leaping men, a clever toy fox, and battalions of soldiers. But Marie falls in love when she finds the one last gift tucked under the tree - the Nutcracker