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THE BALLAD OF BIDDY EARLY.
by (Moser, Barry). Willard, Nancy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1989)., (1989).. Fine. - Quarto, 11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Cream boards backed with a black cloth spine, titled in red on the spine, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. [40] pages, with full-page color illustrations by Barry Moser. Near fine.
First edition, first printing with the full number line.
Signed by the author Nancy Willard on the title page.
"Biddy Early was known and loved throughout Ireland in the nineteenth century as the Wise Woman of Clare. Though this simple peasant woman died over a hundred years ago, stories of her cures and prophesies are still whispered around the hearth on blustery winter nights. Now Nancy Willard brings this legend across the sea to a larger audience in a magical collection of poetry...." [Quoted from the dust wrapper blurb].
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97871
- Title
- THE BALLAD OF BIDDY EARLY.
- Author
- (Moser, Barry). Willard, Nancy
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1989).
- Date Published
- (1989).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; THE BALLAD OF BIDDY EARLY; BARRY MOSER; COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS; NANCY WILLARD; FIRST EDITION 1ST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE.
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- Children's & Illustrated;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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