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ABEL'S ISLAND
by Steig, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in very good dust jacket.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar/Straus/Giroux, 1976. First edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket.. First printing of this Newbery Honor book, the charming story of a humanized mouse stranded on an island away from his beloved wife, by the Caldecott-winner and author of SHREK! 8.5'' x 5.25''. Original blue cloth boards. Original unclipped ($5.95) color pictorial dust jacket with no medal. Illustrated in black and white. 120 pages. Small ink ownership inscription to front pastedown under jacket flap. Jacket with mild wear, a touch of rippling to rear panel. Binding with mild edgewear. Tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47698
- Title
- ABEL'S ISLAND
- Author
- Steig, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in very good dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Farrar/Straus/Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1970s,US American,Chapter Book
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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