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HARPIST IN THE WIND
by McKillip, Patricia A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a about fine second state dust jacket (Argo Book device on spine panel) with two light blue horizontal lines on t
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1979. First edition. A fine copy in a about fine second state dust jacket (Argo Book device on spine panel) with two light blue horizontal lines on the verso of the jacket (offset from a previous jacket protector) with light bleed through. (16819). Octavo, cloth. Volume three in the Riddle-Master series. "An intriguing, engaging story with a marvelous range of characters and settings. Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4B-117. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1813-20. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, p. 137.
Synopsis
Book #3 In the Riddle Master Trilogy- In the midst of conflict and unrest the Prince of Hed solves the puzzle of his future when he learns to harp the wind, discovers who the shape changers are, and understands his own relationship to Deth, harpist of the wizard Ohm.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16819
- Title
- HARPIST IN THE WIND
- Author
- McKillip, Patricia A
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a about fine second state dust jacket (Argo Book device on spine panel) with two light blue horizontal lines on t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Fantasy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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