THE HOUSE OF WINGS
by Betsy Byars
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670380253
- ISBN 13
- 9780670380251
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Viking Press, 1972. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Daniel Schwartz (Illustrator). EX-LIB/Uncirculated Copy. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated red linen boards/NF. DJ/None. A moving story of a rebellious city boy left in temporary care of his gruff grandfather whose country home is open to wandering geese, inquisitive owls and the like. 142 pgs, illustrated, in 14 chapters. The eccentric old man and the angry lad bond through a chance encounter with a wounded and helpless crane that needs them both.
Synopsis
The House of Wings by Betsy Byars is an intense short story about a young boy left in the care of his strange grandfather and a house full of tame birds. The surly young man must find a way to relate to the equally surly old man in this tale of self discovery.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000134
- Title
- THE HOUSE OF WINGS
- Author
- Betsy Byars
- Illustrator
- Daniel Schwartz (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670380253
- ISBN 13
- 9780670380251
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- ANIMALS FICTION CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL SCHWARTZ, DANIEL (ILLUSTRATOR) 0670380253
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