Seabird
by Holling, Holling Clancy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First printing, date of 1948 appears on title page and copyright page, no indication of later printing. NOT ex-lib, book is in wonderful shape, black boards with white type, some fairly significant bumps to top and bottom of spine with color rubbing off, other corners lightly bumped. No writing or markings, color is vibrant, binding is tight, no dogears or folds. Jacket is in rough shape but is intact. NOT price-clipped, shows price of $3.00. Significant closed tear along edge of front flap, chips to top and bottom edges of front cover, significant (3/4") chip missing from bottom of spine and another closed tear to spine right at the title. Minor chipping and significant edgewear to back cover, which features ads for Paddle-To-the-Sea and Tree in the Trail. Jacket will be presentable in Brodart but is rough, could be repaired. Overall a very nice copy of the 1949 Newbery Honor Book, in collectible, if not perfect, condition.
Synopsis
The history of America at sea is presented through the travels of Seabird, a carved ivory gull.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002401
- Title
- Seabird
- Author
- Holling, Holling Clancy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Picture Books; Children's Classics; Children's Award Winners;
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Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Sleepyside Books specializes in Modern First Editions, Rare Children's titles and Juvenile Series. It is run by two long-time collectors who place great importance on quality, value and condition. We have much inventory that has not yet been cataloged (especially the juvenile series books) so please call or email if you're looking for something special!
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Copyright page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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