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The Moon of Gomrath
by Garner, Alan
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Bishop, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Usa: Penguin Books. Good. 1963. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good mass market paperback with tight binding and clean pages. Moderate wear, creasing and rubbing to edges and corners of covers and spine. One small tear along the edge of the spine has been repaired with book-safe tape. Previous owner stamped name on the front fly page and "17" is also written on the fly page. Bottom corner of the book is slightly bent. ; Alderley; Vol. 2; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 170 pages .
Synopsis
The Moon of Gomrath is a fantasy story by the author Alan Garner, published in 1963. It is the sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. Once again, it details the involvement of two children, Colin and Susan, with the world of myth and magic. This time the focus is on the potential of the older, wilder forms of magic and myth cycle to create both creative and destructive forces on the world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Courtney McElvogue Crafts & Vintage Finds
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1288
- Title
- The Moon of Gomrath
- Author
- Garner, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Usa
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fantasy, Juvenile, Juvenile Fantasy, Children's, Children's Fantasy, Kid's Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Chapter Books, Alderley
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's; Children's - Age 8-12; Children's - Science Fiction & Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
Courtney McElvogue Crafts & Vintage Finds
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Courtney McElvogue Crafts & Vintage Finds
Biblio member since 2018
Bishop, California
About Courtney McElvogue Crafts & Vintage Finds
I worked at a used bookstore for 3-1/2 years until it unfortunately closed. I plan on one day opening a new store or purchasing another bookstore that I currently work at. I am selling books out of my house to save enough money to chase my dream of owning a a bookstore.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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