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The Tale of Despereaux
by DiCamillo, Kate (ill Timothy Basil Ering)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0763617229
- ISBN 13
- 9780763617226
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press , 2003 . First US Edition . Fine/Fine . 8VO . A fine, unread, unpriceclipped and unworn copy of DiCamillo's Newberry Medal winning book about a valiant little mouse. All points present for first edition. Barcode label on back cover as per publisher's statement "The first several printings of this title were done without a price or a barcode printed on the jacket. We do this occasionally when a book has special gift appeal. In this case we applied a removable barcode sticker to the back. This was not a result of a delay in deciding the retail price.
Synopsis
The Tale of Despereaux, also known as The Tale of Desperaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread is a 2003 Newbery Medal winning children's fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo. It tells the story of a mouse, named Despereaux, on a quest to rescue a beautiful human princess. The book was adapted into an animated film in 2008. The novel is divided into four books and a coda. Each book tells the story from the perspective of a different character.
Reviews
On Oct 7 2014, a reader said:
It was interesting to see how the strings all came together at the end. A tale about a mouse falling in love with a princess is quite a premise, but DiCamillo is so good, I think her book Edward Tulane is even better.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20767
- Title
- The Tale of Despereaux
- Author
- DiCamillo, Kate (ill Timothy Basil Ering)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine/Fine
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0763617229
- ISBN 13
- 9780763617226
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 269 pp.
- Size
- 8VO
- Keywords
- children's and Illustrated, Newberry
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
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