London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0241103150 . INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "I still like this one, too! Robert Nye for Rolland Comstock." First English Edition. "The King of Ireland has a problem. He has no money, but he has three sons and he has a passionate desire to own the bird of the Golden Land." Slight slant to spine. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and corners. Boards are gently bowed. Light soiling and tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Ships same or next business day. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small creases on spine ends and corners. Very thin, light line of discoloration on interior tail edge of back cover. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 96 pages; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Good Books In The Woods (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 74839
Title: The Bird of the Golden Land
Author: Nye, Robert
Illustrator: Krystyna Turska
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0241103150
ISBN 13: 9780241103159
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: 0241103150

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