The Heron and the Crane
by John Yeoman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quentin Blake. Book is a little bumped at fore edge corners as well as head and tail of spine. Bookplate on front paste down. No marks in book. Binding is tight. First edition with full number line. 10 x 8 inches. Once upon a time, a heron and a crane lived at opposite ends of a swamp. One day, Crane realizes he is lonely, and decides it's high time he got married, and it seems obvious to him that he should ask Heron to be his wife. So, after grooming himself very carefully, he crosses the swamp to propose. But life is never simple and proposing turns out to be more difficult than Crane could ever have imagined.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007240
- Title
- The Heron and the Crane
- Author
- John Yeoman
- Illustrator
- Quentin Blake
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....