{"product_id":"the-phantom-tollbooth-1","title":"The Phantom Tollbooth","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eillustrated by Jules Feiffer Norton Juster\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House, New York\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1961\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e256\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogs: \u003c\/b\u003eChildren's, Juvenile, Illustration\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription: \u003c\/b\u003eOriginal black paper-covered boards with silver text on cover and spine. Random House colophon stamped in red on the bottom of pages. Blue dust-jacket with cream text and illustration in fair to good condition, with some tearing and wear that does not obscure much of the design. Price is clipped. Ownership information on flyleaf has been obscured with white-out, and a gift-note has been taped to the flyleaf. Possibly first edition but a later printing. The story follows a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth that transports him to the once prosperous, but now troubled, Kingdom of Wisdom. Along with a dog named Tock and the Humbug, Milo goes on a quest to the Castle in the Air seeking the kingdom's two exiled princesses, named Rhyme and Reason. As Milo learns valuable lessons, he finds a love of learning in a story full of puns and wordplay, such as exploring the literal meanings of idioms. Norton Juster (1929-2021) was an American architect, writer, and professor at Hampshire College. Jules Ralph Feiffer (1929-2025) was an American cartoonist and author, who at one time was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. Hardcover, good condition. 256 pages, octavo.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House, New York","offers":[{"title":"The Phantom Tollbooth | illustrated by Jules Feiffer Norton Juster | Hardcover | 10000548 | Used: Good | Vintage Room N 1777412","offer_id":67671830429848,"sku":"1777412","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/1777412.jpg?v=1791489879","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-phantom-tollbooth-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}