This is San Francisco - 2003 First Printing Vintage Paperbacks "The Ticking" (p

"The Ticking" (p

Peppo and his brother Sylvio spend their summers on a small Mediterranean island

His books include Poppies of Iraq and the Angoulême-winning Slaloms

It includes character profiles

Apocaline continues to smile at life by going to meet the inhabitants

This is San Francisco - 2003 First Printing Vintage Paperbacks "The Ticking" (pA sharp first printing of the modern facsimile reprinting of the classic 1960s travelogue children's book series which has influenced numerous animation designers. This edition includes a short biography of Sasek as well as endnotes that update information about the city since the original publication of the book. From the publisher: Let the rumbling cable car tell you the story! And what a story: From the crookedest street in the world to the Peking