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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Plume
Publication date
April 1, 1996
Pages
288
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780452275720
ISBN-10
0452275725
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$15.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "Something close to magic." The Los Angeles Times
The astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a generation culminate in a single great World's Fair . . .
The astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a generation culminate in a single great World's Fair . . .
Editions
Hardcover
from Peter Smith Pub Inc (June 1, 1994)
9780844666969 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $24.25
About: "Something close to magic.
About: "Something close to magic.
Reissue edition from Random House Value Pub (January 1, 1988)
9780517660836 | details & prices | List price $3.99
About: Portrays a world where fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
About: Portrays a world where fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (October 1, 1986)
9780816140855 | details & prices | List price $19.95
About: Portrays a world in which fantasy and reality meet within the Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the turmoil of the Depression and the promise of the New York World's Fair
About: Portrays a world in which fantasy and reality meet within the Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the turmoil of the Depression and the promise of the New York World's Fair
from Random House Inc (October 1, 1985)
9780394525280 | details & prices | List price $17.95
About: Portrays a world where fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
About: Portrays a world where fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Plume (April 1, 1996)
9780452275720 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.00
About: "Something close to magic.
About: "Something close to magic.
from Penguin USA (April 1, 1996)
9789990061833 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.58 lbs | List price $0.02
Rep int edition from Vintage Books (July 1, 1992)
9780679736288 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $12.00
About: Portrays a world where fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
About: Portrays a world where fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
from Fawcett Books (November 1, 1986)
9780449212370 | details & prices | List price $5.95
About: Presents a world in which fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
About: Presents a world in which fiction and reality meet within the 1930s Bronx childhood of Edgar, growing up through the intensity of the Depression and the hope of the New York World's Fair
Cassette/Spoken Word
from Blackstone Audio Inc (December 1, 1992); titled "Worlds Fair"
9780786102990 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $49.95
About: This wonderfully poignant story leads irresistibly to the glittering, futuristic promise of the New York World's Fair of 1939, where the young protaganist at the age of nine crosses over into a future of his own.
About: This wonderfully poignant story leads irresistibly to the glittering, futuristic promise of the New York World's Fair of 1939, where the young protaganist at the age of nine crosses over into a future of his own.
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