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The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms (Signed by Illustrator)
by Jane Yolen
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0529054205
- ISBN 13
- 9780529054203
- Seller
-
Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Collins World, 1978. First. Near Fine/Fair. Laura Rader. From the publisher:
A mermaid who cannot speak is banished from her undersea home and sent to live on land as a human where she is found by a 12-year-old girl with a hearing impairment.
Jane Yolen (born 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella. Her other works include the Nebula Award−winning short story "Sister Emily's Lightship", the novelette "Lost Girls", Owl Moon, The Emperor and the Kite, and the Commander Toad series. She has collaborated on works with all three of her children, most extensively with Adam Stemple.
This copy is near fine with a black cloth spine on beige paper-covered boards. Gilt titles on the spine and a gilt illustration on the front cover. Very slight bumping on the spine ends and corners. No other marks or damage. The unclipped DJ shows minor scuffing, soiling and edge chipping and has split along the spine edge. It is now in a protective mylar cover. It is inscribed by the illustrator, Laura Rader, on the ffep and dated in the year of publication..
A mermaid who cannot speak is banished from her undersea home and sent to live on land as a human where she is found by a 12-year-old girl with a hearing impairment.
Jane Yolen (born 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella. Her other works include the Nebula Award−winning short story "Sister Emily's Lightship", the novelette "Lost Girls", Owl Moon, The Emperor and the Kite, and the Commander Toad series. She has collaborated on works with all three of her children, most extensively with Adam Stemple.
This copy is near fine with a black cloth spine on beige paper-covered boards. Gilt titles on the spine and a gilt illustration on the front cover. Very slight bumping on the spine ends and corners. No other marks or damage. The unclipped DJ shows minor scuffing, soiling and edge chipping and has split along the spine edge. It is now in a protective mylar cover. It is inscribed by the illustrator, Laura Rader, on the ffep and dated in the year of publication..
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B69
- Title
- The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms (Signed by Illustrator)
- Author
- Jane Yolen
- Illustrator
- Laura Rader
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0529054205
- ISBN 13
- 9780529054203
- Publisher
- Collins World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
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About the Seller
Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2015
Saint Charles, Illinois
About Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Seller of high quality books and ephemera, emphasizing older and unusual items, such as signed or association copies. I try to offer the kind of books, at fair prices, that appeal to me, hoping that they will appeal to others also.
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