Louie's Search
by Keats, Ezra Jack
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Four Winds Press, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interioir of the book is crisp and clean, with no signs of previous use. The orange/burgundy covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped and is in Good condition, with moderate edgewear and a 1/2 inch nick of paper missing from the bottom of the spine area. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Louie goes out looking for a new father and instead finds a music-box which he is accused of stealing. Or is that all he finds?
Synopsis
When Louie goes looking for a father, he meets Barney. Barney accuses Louie of stealing a music box from his truck, but Louie says he didn't do it. It's up to Louie's mother to settle the conflict and reveal that meeting Barney may be the beginning of the end of Louie's search. This heartwarming tale features the same collage art and colorful urban setting that are featured in Keats' popular books A Letter to Amy and Peter's Chair .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007341
- Title
- Louie's Search
- Author
- Keats, Ezra Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Four Winds Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Picture Books for Children, Divorce, Step-fathers, Fathers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Picture Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
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Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Number Line
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- Crisp
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- Jacket
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