John Diamond
by Garfield, Leon
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG-
- ISBN 10
- 0140313664
- ISBN 13
- 9780140313666
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, 1981 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, spine sunned, rems. of label to upper wrap, lacks preliminary leaves. (pp. 1-6), but full text of story is present); pp. 7-182 (last blank), [10 (pubs. advts.), with illustrations. A reading copy, sold as is. Winner of the Whitbread Award 1980.. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG-. Illus. by Antony Maitland.
Synopsis
LEON GARFIELD was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog , winner of the inaugural Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea , winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond , winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013074
- Title
- John Diamond
- Author
- Garfield, Leon
- Illustrator
- Antony Maitland
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0140313664
- ISBN 13
- 9780140313666
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Leon Garfield Jack Diamond
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Leaves
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- 12mo
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- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...