Benkei, the boy-giant
by Fribourg, Marjorie G; Docktor, Irv (illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Two small tears to lightly worn DJ protected in archival brodart, light edgewear to DJ, bottom-rear corner mildly bumped, bottom
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Sterling, 1958. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Two small tears to lightly worn DJ protected in archival brodart, light edgewear to DJ, bottom-rear corner mildly bumped, bottom-front corner barely rubbed, else near fine(-) in very good(+) DJ.. Octavo in black DJ; 44 p, color and b&w illus ; 22 cm. Legends; Lore -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction. || Benkei (1155-1189), was a Japanese warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80504
- Title
- Benkei, the boy-giant
- Author
- Fribourg, Marjorie G; Docktor, Irv (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Two small tears to lightly worn DJ protected in archival brodart, light edgewear to DJ, bottom-rear corner mildly bumped, bottom
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Publisher
- Sterling
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology and Lore;
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Glossary
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...