Dragons in the Waters
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374318689
- ISBN 13
- 9780374318680
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/Good. YA mystery involving a murder aboard a shipboard journey to Venezuela, featuring the return of Poly & Charles O'Keefe & their amateur detective friend, Canon Tallis, who were first introduced in "The Arm of the Starfish." A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1976, this is an Ex-Lib copy, with usual stamps & markings & old card pocket. Condition is downgraded to Fair: reading copy only, due to general handling soil & heavy rubbing. Front hinge starting to crack. No writing/underlining/highlighting. The unclipped DJ is Good, as it was protected under library mylar; this has been carefully removed & replaced with new clear mylar cover.! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Dragons in the Waters is a 1976 young adult murder mystery by Madeleine L'Engle, the second title to feature her character Polly O'Keefe. Its protagonist is thirteen-year-old Simon Bolivar Quentin Phair Renier, an impoverished orphan from an aristocratic Southern family. The title comes from Psalm 74:13.
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Details
- Seller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017090
- Title
- Dragons in the Waters
- Author
- L'Engle, Madeleine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374318689
- ISBN 13
- 9780374318680
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- CHILDREN YOUNG ADULT YA SUSPENSE PAINTING THEFT SERIES VENEZUELA CRUISE FICTION MURDER MYSTERY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror; Fiction; Nonfiction; Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature; Poetry";
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Reading Copy
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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