King of the Wind
by Henry, Marguerite
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus/Good Plus
- Seller
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Rand McNally, 1950 1950 "E" edition of this Newbery award winner for 1949, complete with gold foil medallion on dust jacket. Although not in prime condition, this is still a very attractive and impressive book. Dust jacket is clipped and is beautifully illustrated by Wesley Dennis. Upper edge has some chipping, but damage is marginal enough that the dramatic horse's head and horse and rider on the rear panel in the midst of a desert storm still have impact. The red boards are water stained on the edge of both the front and rear board, gilt horse's head and spine lettering are still bright. Decorative endpapers, the front inside cover has prior owner's bookplate, a sand bordered scene of mounted indian buffalo hunters, which seems somewhat compatible. This book came from the estate of a serious horsewoman with a fine collection of books on horses and riding, and is in very good condition, clean and crisp, save the water damage to the boards and the wear on the upper dj edge. It would make a very nice gift for a horse lover and collector.
Synopsis
King of the Wind is a novel by Marguerite Henry that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1949. It was made into a 1990 movie.
Reviews
On Dec 12 2009, Phone said:
KIng of the Wind is a great book about the Godolphin Arabian,Sham and horseboy,Agba.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparkle Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001755
- Title
- King of the Wind
- Author
- Henry, Marguerite
- Illustrator
- Dennis, Wesley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- "E" Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- JUVENILE FICTION ILLUSTRATED NEWBERY HORSES ARABIANS
Terms of Sale
Sparkle Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sparkle Books
Biblio member since 2008
Calgary , Alberta
About Sparkle Books
I search out used books on principle to highlight their value, keep them circulating and out of the landfill (and just because I am compelled to tell people to "read this"!)
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
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