Waterless Mountain
by Armer, Laura Adams
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067984502X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679845027
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1993. 222 pages. Red paper and brown cloth boards with silver gilt spine titling. Boards are free of wear. Jacket is clean and fully intact. Spine and binding sound. Interior is bright and clean.
Synopsis
Waterless Mountain is a novel by Laura Adams Armer that was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1932. It is the story of Younger Brother, a Navajo Indian in the 1920s whose wish is to follow in the footsteps of his uncle and become a medicine man. To accomplish this task, he must undergo several arduous years of training, to learn all of the ancient songs and customs of his ancestors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-0771605
- Title
- Waterless Mountain
- Author
- Armer, Laura Adams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 067984502X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679845027
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- X weight
- 14 oz
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....