Kalak of the Ice
by Kjelgaard, Jim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Very Good
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Holiday House, 1949. First edition. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. Signed by Author. The fascinating story of a polar bear and her search for her two cubs, this is also a story of the snowbound Arctic and of the surprising number of birds and animals that live in its inhospitable wastes.Kalak was a polar bear whose ferocity and cunning had convinced the Eskimos that she was bewitched. But actually, Kalak, like the Eskimos themselves, was just struggling to find food for herself and her cubs, and to outwit the enemies that lay in wait for her everywhere. In this ruthless land where all species, from the tiny lemmings to the bears and whales and Eskimos, prey on each other just to stay alive, wits are almost as important as strength - a fact which adds greatly to the suspense of "Kalak of the Ice." Fine in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. The dustjacket has a 1/4" piece missing upper spine, with some light chipping and edgewear. Illustrated by Bob Kuhn. Inscribed "With Very best wishes to a very dear friend, Roberta Forsyth Jim Kjelgaard". Forsyth was the author's boyhood teacher and librarian. Quite scarce in first edition, particularly with dustjacket. This is not an x-library copy. A unique personalized inscription; signed copies rarely offered.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2010030659
- Title
- Kalak of the Ice
- Author
- Kjelgaard, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- hunting, polar bear, juvenile, arctic, bob kuhn
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