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MOERS, WALTER; BROWNJOHN, JOHN (TRANSLATOR) Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures: A Novel in Two Books Illustrated by the Author
Overlook Press, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ill.: Moers, Walter. Like New/Like New. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. Full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $26.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Remainder mark on page base, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. Black & white illustrations throughout text, maps on endpapers. "Rumo is a little Wolperting who will one day become the greatest hero in the history of Zamonia. Armed with Dandelion, his talking sword, he fights his way across Overworld and Netherworld, two very different realms chock-full of adventures, dangers, and unforgettable characters: Rala, the beautiful girl Wolperting who cultivates a hazardous relationship with death; General Ticktock, the evil commander of the Copper Killers; Ushan DeLucca, the finest and most weather-sensitive swordsman in Zamonia; Volzotan Smyke, the corpulent Shark Grub; Rolv of the Forest, a Wolperting who can pass through the White Fire; Yggdra Syl, the guardian of the Nurn Forest and its talkative animals; Professor Abdullah Nightingale, inventor of the Chest-of-Drawers Oracle; and, the worst of luck, the deadly Metal Maiden. Astonishingly inventive, amusing and engrossing, Rumo is a captivating story from the wildly fanciful imagination of Walter Moers.".
Offered for US$ 31.50 by: Yesterday's Muse Books - Book number: 1500080
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