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THE OWL SERVICE
by Garner, Alan
- Used
- Condition
- Fine in near-fine jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Z. Walck, Incorporated, 1968. Fine in near-fine jacket.. First American edition of this modern classic based on the MABINOGION and winner of the Carnegie Award. 8'' x 5''. Original black cloth, silver-stamped circular vignette on front board, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($4.00) black dust jacket designed by Janet Halverson. [6], 202 pages. Jacket only slightly worn.
Synopsis
The Owl Service is a novel by Alan Garner first published in 1967. It is a contemporary interpretation, which Garner described as an "expression of the myth", of the story of the mythical Welsh figure of Blodeuwedd, whose story is told in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi. The legend concerns a woman created from flowers by a Welsh wizard. She betrays her husband, Lleu, in favour of another, Gronw, and is turned into an owl as punishment for inducing Gronw to kill Lleu.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25909
- Title
- THE OWL SERVICE
- Author
- Garner, Alan
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in near-fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Z. Walck, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- 20th century,English & British,Carnegie Award
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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