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IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
by Moser, Barry; Hamilton, Virginia
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0152387404
- ISBN 13
- 9780152387402
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Inscribed early printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser. Barry Moser has illustrated over 300 titles, from beloved children's works old and new to pinnacles of English literature. He is an artist of many talents, working with paint and woodblocks, as well as the arts of printmaking and book design. Moser earned the National Book Award in 1983, and numerous other accolades over the course of his dynamic career. Virginia Hamilton's career is filled with awards for her wide-ranging works in children's books, from the Newbery Award-winning M.C. HIGGINS, THE GREAT to the Hans Christian Andersen Award, which she received only a few years after this book's publication. 10'' x 8.25''. Original red cloth-backed green boards with gilt lettering. Original unclipped ($18.95) color pictorial dust jacket, with Newbery Honor sticker. Illustrated in color. Second printing. 162 pages, including index. Inscribed by Moser to title page. Jacket with a touch of edgewear, scattered foxing to reverse. Faint foxing to half-title page and fore edge. Sharp and bright.
Synopsis
A thought-provoking collection of twenty-five stories that reflect the wonder and glory of the origins of the world and humankind. With commentary by the author. “A must for mythology shelves.”-- Booklist
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45882
- Title
- IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
- Author
- Moser, Barry; Hamilton, Virginia
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Trade Cloth
- ISBN 10
- 0152387404
- ISBN 13
- 9780152387402
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1980s,US American,Religion,Newbery,Mythology & Folklore
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