The Cable Car and the Dragon.
by Caen, Herb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
- Seller
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City.: Doubleday and Co., 1986.. First edition thus.. Hardcover.. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).. Octavo.. Illustrated in color and black & white by Barbara Ninde Byfield. Very scarce in this condition.
Synopsis
This is the tale of the adventures of Charlie, the youngest cable car in San Francisco. He finds himself terribly bored with his routine, and hears the amazing noise of Chinese New Year happening away from his normal route. He meets Chu Chin Chow, a dragon, is also bored with his job, and decides to give him a ride.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookMine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153830
- Title
- The Cable Car and the Dragon.
- Author
- Caen, Herb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
- Edition
- First edition thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City.
- Date Published
- 1986.
- Size
- Octavo.
Terms of Sale
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BookMine
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Fair Oaks, California
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...