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To Sail a Ship of Treasures (Inscribed to Ada Shearon)
by Weil, Lisl
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1984 Blue cloth in illustrated dust jacket with light wear to extremities. An autobiographical account of Weil's life in Austria through the beginning of World War II when she and her parents fled to America. A touching book illustrated in 2-color throughout. Inscribed by Weil to Shearon, her personal friend and her editor when she was with Greenwillow.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lisl Weil. Oblong 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004464
- Title
- To Sail a Ship of Treasures (Inscribed to Ada Shearon)
- Author
- Weil, Lisl
- Illustrator
- Lisl Weil
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- WWII, World War II, Nazism
- Size
- Oblong 4to
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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