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The Marvels
Title
The Marvels / Brian Selznick.
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Scholastic Press, 2015.
Physical Description
approximately 400 unnumbered pages, 661 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Local Notes
BEIN 2018 4332: Paperbound. Advanced copy; proof; Accompanied by: Publisher's prospectus (1 leaf); Letter to advanced copy recipient (1 leaf). All accompanying materials are housed separately. From the library of Leonard S. Marcus.
Notes
Number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 16 17 18 19" on colophon indicates 1st printing, 2015.
"Uncorrected proof/not for sale"--back cover.
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text.
Summary
In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 04, 2020
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Action and adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
Juvenile literature.
Advance copies (Printing)
Proofs (Printing)
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