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Black and White
by Macaulay, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395521513
- ISBN 13
- 9780395521519
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. First Edition Later Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Contains "four brief stories about parents, trains, & cows...or is it really all one story?" Full-color illustrations by the author on every page designed to either "minimize or enhance confusion." A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing (per number line & appearance of Caldecott medal seal on front DJ cover) from 1990, this hardcover 4to has gray paper-covered boards & a quarter wrapped black cloth spine. Condition is Near Fine: looks, feels, & smells just slightly less crisp than brand new, marred only by a tiny dent/tear at bottom edge of front cover. Otherwise, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to small creases, chips, & light soi; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! lOur photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too tall for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra postage (at least double per USPS rates).
Synopsis
Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story?
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011682
- Title
- Black and White
- Author
- Macaulay, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0395521513
- ISBN 13
- 9780395521519
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- illustrated caldecott winner children YA parents boys cows picture books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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