[publisher: Coward-McCann, Inc., New York] Hardcover First Edition Fine condition gray cloth boards with maroon front cover lettering and illustrations, and maroon spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped ($2.50 price tag at inner front upper right jacket flap) color illustrated dust jacket. The jacket is well preserved in a clear dust jacket cover/protector. Illustrated with three-color drawings by Leonard Weisgard, winner of the Caldecott Medal . "A little Roman boy named Octavian received the first Valentine message, and it was Smoky, the light-gray carrier pigeon, who brought it to him. When Octavian visited his friend, Valentine, his little sister, Agrippina, was afraid for him. She came to warn him that the Emperor Claudius had ordered the arrest of all who, like Valentine, failed to worship the Roman gods. But Octavian and his friends loved Valentine. His garden was a refuge from the narrow streets of Rome, crowded with charioteers and soldiers. The young boys helped the priest care for his flowers, while Smoky hopped along behind them and pecked at the fresh earth. Then one morning Valentine was not there. A whirring of wings sounded overhead and Smoky lighted on the stone pillar of the gate. As he shifted his gray-pink feet, there was a soft, clanking sound - tied to his leg was the key to the garden, and a message. In his efforts to help Valentine, Octavian made a dangerous journey along the Sacred Way to the great square of ...
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ISBN10: 0698303407, ISBN13: 9780698303409, [publisher: Putnam Pub Group (L)] Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!
[Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1956]

Putnam Pub Group (L) Hardcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Coward-McCann Inc., Date: 1956. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1956. Coward-McCann Inc. [US]

[publisher: Coward-McCann Inc.] Hardcover Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.]

Coward-McCann Inc Hardcover Good Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.