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Where's Wallace
by Knight, Hilary
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 006023170X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060231705
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harper & Row, 1964. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 8x0x9. Harper & Row Publishers; New York, 1964. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, illustrated and sunned boards, binding intact, rubbing along board and spine edges, few small dents along board edges, bit of age toning to pages, mild discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, small moisture stain top rear hinge, My Book ownership sticker affirmed to front free endpaper, mild scattered foxing to text block edges, in a Good, handling/scuff marks and some soiling to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, several small tears and chips along edges, sunned spine and verso, all four flap corners nearly clipped, $3.50 DJ price intact but crossed out and ink handwritten price on top front flap, 2-inch tear top rear panel edge, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 41pp., color illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
The book is about an adventurous orangutang who regularly escapes from the zoo and hides out in various settings, like a museum and a department store.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1039366
- Title
- Where's Wallace
- Author
- Knight, Hilary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 006023170X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060231705
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8x0x9
- X weight
- 10 oz
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Hinge
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- New
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