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A NECKLACE OF RAINDROPS and Other Stories
by Aiken, Joan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London & Toronto & Vancouver: Jonathan Cape / Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1968. Book. Illus. by Jan Pienkowski. About Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Small quarto. A collection of eight stories, including the title piece, and "The Cat Sat on the Mat," "There's Some Sky in This Pie," "The Elves in the Shelves," "The Three Travellers," "The Baker's Cat," "A Bed For the Night," and "The Patchwork Quilt." Blue cloth w/black cover/spine lettering/illustration, 107 pages, illustrated end papers. Bumped/lightly worn corners/spine ends, gentle warping of boards, previous owner's name on front end paper, in dust jacket w/wear to all edges, chipping to corners/spine ends, near 1" piece from bottom spine, handling/surface wear..
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- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019450
- Title
- A NECKLACE OF RAINDROPS and Other Stories
- Author
- Aiken, Joan
- Illustrator
- Jan Pienkowski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st thus.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape / Clarke, Irwin & Company
- Place of Publication
- London & Toronto & Vancouver
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- Small quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOISBN,
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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- Quarto
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- 1st Thus
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- Jacket
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