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There Goes Feathertop! A Changling Version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Feathertop'
by Farber, Norma
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525296670
- ISBN 13
- 9780525296676
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
A Unicorn Book / E. P. Dutton, New York, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Marc Brown. Illustrated endpapers – showing a feather motif. The text is illustrated, every second page, with black-and-white drawings by Marc Brown. Ochre coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured embossed illustration to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Marc Brown, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Based on Washington Irving's story, this, in verse, is the story of a scarecrow made real, and when confronted with what he is, wanting to be turned back into a scarecrow. Rubbing to the back strip corners and to the book corners. Some bumping to the top book edges with light browning of the text block edges and pages. Some cracking of the front hinge. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. A few small closed tears to the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing and handling marks of the panel. Quite noticeable fading of the back strip with browning and some staining to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Not paginated [32 pages].. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Marc Brown. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Illustrated; United States; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0525296670. ISBN/EAN: 9780525296676. Inventory No: 0122124. . 9780525296676
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122124
- Title
- There Goes Feathertop! A Changling Version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Feathertop'
- Author
- Farber, Norma
- Illustrator
- Marc Brown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0525296670
- ISBN 13
- 9780525296676
- Publisher
- A Unicorn Book / E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 poetry, literature, Marc Brown - Illustrator Poetry; Illustrated; United States; Literature & Literary. Marc Brown Unbranded ISBN: 0525296670 EAN: 9780525296676 Farber, Norma There Goes Feathertop! A Changling Version of Nathaniel Hawthorne
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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