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Rocket Boys: A Memoir
by Hickam, Homer H
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- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/None (as issued)
- ISBN 10
- 0385333218
- ISBN 13
- 9780385333214
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Delta, New York, 2000. Edition Unstated. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Book Inscribed by Author. VG Trade Paperback inscribed "To Matt" and signed by the author under his name on the title page. xiv, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 21 cm. Illustrated wrapper shows slight wear at the corners; spine has one crease; small (1/8") puncture at the top of the front cover, affecting the word "Memoir." Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, but bottom page edge has some spotting. Top and side page edges are clean. Program from author's appearance in Oct. 2005 laid in. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 368 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; United States; Modern; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0385333218. ISBN/EAN: 9780385333214. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 808. . 9780385333214
Synopsis
Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky) is the first memoir in a series of three, by Homer Hickam, Jr. It is a story of growing up in a mining town, and a boy's pursuit of amateur rocketry in a coal mining town. It won the W.D. Weatherford Award in 1998, the year of its release. Today, it is one of the most often picked community/library reads in the United States. It is also studied in many school systems around the world.
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- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 808
- Title
- Rocket Boys: A Memoir
- Author
- Hickam, Homer H
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- None (as issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385333218
- ISBN 13
- 9780385333214
- Publisher
- Delta
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Biography Biography & Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; United States; Modern; Inscribed by Author Unbranded ISBN: 0385333218 EAN: 9780385333214 Hickam, Homer H. Rocket Boys: A Memoir
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About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
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Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- Octavo
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