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The Blue Sword
by McKinley, Robin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0688009387
- ISBN 13
- 9780688009380
- Seller
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West Linn, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Greenwillow Books, 1982. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. David McCall Johnston, dj art.. The book has slight dusting to the edges of the page block. The dust jacket has a sun faded spine, wear and small closed tears, chipping to the extremities and is unclipped, but unpriced. First Edition, Later Printing. 10 9 8 7 6 number line. Inscribed and dated "7/8/85" by the author on the title page.
Synopsis
Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword . Her other books include Sunshine ; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End ; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast , Beauty and Rose Daughter ; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood . She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.
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- Bookseller
- Cross Genre Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003866
- Title
- The Blue Sword
- Author
- McKinley, Robin
- Illustrator
- David McCall Johnston, dj art.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0688009387
- ISBN 13
- 9780688009380
- Publisher
- Greenwillow Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- X weight
- 0 lbs
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
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- Title Page
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Edges
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