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The White Deer
by Thurber, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Jupiter , Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Don Freeman. 8vo (14 x 21 cm). 115 pp. Green cloth covers with white titles to upper and spine. "A Wartime Book" to verso of title page. PO signature to free endpaper, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Price-clipped DJ with wear to edges and spine, corners rubbed. In Mylar. Bowden A16 with "I" on verso of title page. .
Synopsis
Here is a Thurber world of enchanted deer and seven-headed dragons, of wizards and witches, of riddles and spells, of false love and true. It is the story of a beautiful princess, transformed from a deer, who assigns each of three princes a perilous labor to perform in order to win her hand. Drawings by the Author.
Reviews
On Jul 3 2021, a reader said:
This book was absolutely amazing. The story and content were above my expectations. James Thurber is a wonderful writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3632
- Title
- The White Deer
- Author
- Thurber, James
- Illustrator
- Don Freeman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1945
Terms of Sale
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Biblio member since 2012
Jupiter , Florida
About Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Liberty Book Store, ABAA, FABA, IOBA, with offices in Jupiter Florida, is an online (and by appointment) antiquarian bookstore that BUYS and SELLS RARE and INTERESTING BOOKS. Our primary interests are the American Antebellum period, Association Copies, Automotive, Books With A Story, Floridiana, Maritime History, RR Donnelley bindings, and books of exceptional beauty or scarcity.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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