Ghost Hawk
by Cooper, Susan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1782300007
- ISBN 13
- 9781782300007
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bodley Head, 2013. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. (London: The Bodley Head, an imprint of Random House Children's Publishers UK 2013). First UK Edition. Correct number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO JILL PATON WALSH. Publisher's green boards with silver spine lettering. Patterned end-papers. A fine (or better) copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author below her name on the title page below which the author has inscribed: "for Jill and John/ with much love./ S./ xx". Laid in is a Compliments slip from Random House presumably from the Author's Agent: "Dear Jill and John/ Susan asked me to/ send you the enclosed./ warm wishes/ Bek". From the collection of the late Jill Paton Walsh (1937-2020) and John Rowe Townsend (who died in 2014). ISBN: 978-1-782-30000-7. Scarce with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Synopsis
Jim Dale reads Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper's story of adventure and friendship between a young Native American and a colonial New England settler. On the winter day Little Hawk is sent into the woods alone, he can take only a bow and arrows, his handcrafted tomahawk, and the amazing metal knife his father traded for with the new white settlers. If Little Hawk survives three moons by himself, he will be a man. John Wakely is only ten when his father dies, but he has already experienced the warmth and friendship of the nearby tribes. Yet his fellow colonists arenâÈçt as accepting of the native people. When he is apprenticed to a barrel-maker, John sees how quickly the relationships between settlers and natives are deteriorating. His friendship with Little Hawk will put both boys in grave danger. The intertwining stories of Little Hawk and John Wakely are a fascinating tale of friendship and an eye-opening look at the history of our nation.
Reviews
On Oct 7 2014, a reader said:
Susan Cooper does it again like she has for ages: a good historical fiction with a good twist or two.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490720959
- Title
- Ghost Hawk
- Author
- Cooper, Susan
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1782300007
- ISBN 13
- 9781782300007
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2013
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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