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The Singing Hill
by DeJong, Meindert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Lutterworth Press, London, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (Illustrated Boards). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Maurice Sendak. The text is illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Maurice Sendak, double page, full-page and quarter page drawings throughout. Illustrated boards (wraparound), again by Maurice Sendak, with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), same illustration as for underlying boards, with bright coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A delightful story of a young boy who feels lonely as his family are busy doing other things, until he finds an old abandoned horse in a hilltop pasture. When his friend is threatened Ray, the young boy, finds the courage to protect him. Rubbing of the back strip edges, book corners and lower book edges. Age toning of the text book edges and pages with scattered foxing to both. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Sunning of the back strip with foxing to the verso. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10] 180, [2] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Maurice Sendak. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Illustration; Inventory No: 0124525. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124525
- Title
- The Singing Hill
- Author
- DeJong, Meindert
- Illustrator
- Maurice Sendak
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Illustrated Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Children's book, illustrated, Hans Christian Anderson award winner, Newberry award, young child, horse, Maurice Sendak – Illustrator Children; Illustration; Maurice Sendak Unbranded DeJong, Meindert The Singing Hill
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
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