THE WIND BOY; Illustrated by Robert Hallock
by Eliot, Ethel Cook
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good / Good Minus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Revised edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good Minus. Robert Hallock. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 244. Illustrated with ink drawings. Pale yellow cloth boards with light blue outline of a tree and sars to the front. Light blue title to spine. Very light shelfwear to board edges and spine. Rubbing to dustjacket edges, with chips and closed tears to all dustjacket edges. Larger chip to base of dustjacket spine. Protected in mylar. Originally published in 1923, this book introduces Gentian and Kay, ages 8 and 9, who, with their mother, have been separated from their father by the reality of war; with the arrival of a servant girl, Detra, from the mountains, the children are introduced to the Clear Land and the Wind Boy. The author heself made the revisions for this edition, which was produced "in full compliance with all war production board conservation orders."
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87306
- Title
- THE WIND BOY; Illustrated by Robert Hallock
- Author
- Eliot, Ethel Cook
- Illustrator
- Robert Hallock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Fantasy
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.