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The Book of Flying
by Miller, Keith
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1573222496
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222495
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Riverhead Books, 2004. -----# 013179 - The scan you see is the book you get. Hard cover quarter bound in red cloth, brown boards with gilt on spine (roughly) 8 3/4" by 9" (inches) headband, 262 pages with illustrations through-out by the author, Near Fine condition with errant ink dot on bottom edge, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar. "A story about stories, a book about books, & how they open our hearts & minds, The Book of Flying is a fantastical debut novel. It's a great adventure that dares our imaginations to expand. It;s touching magical, & heartbreaking." check out the scans. . First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jacket art: Remedios Varo, " Magic Flight", interior illustrations by Keith Miller;. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
In Keith Miller's debut novel, our hero is Pico, a poet and librarian who is and forbidden to pursue the girl of his dreams - for she has wings, and Pico does not. When he discovers an ancient letter in his library telling of the mythical Morning Town where the flightless may gain their wings, he sets off on a quest. It's a magical journey and coming-of-age story in which he meets a robber queen, a lonely minotaur, a cannibal, an immortal beauty, and a dream seller. Each has a story, and a lesson, for Pico-about learning to love, to persevere, and, of course, to fly. A gorgeously poetic tale of fantasy for adults, The Book of Flying is a beautiful modern fable and daring new take on the quest narrative.
Reviews
On Oct 6 2012, Joblack said:
wow, this is on my top 5 favorite list, i enjoyed this beautiful story so much when i finished it (without thought or pause) i opened at the beginning and reread it with out stopping, the only thing wrong about this book is I have to keep re-buying it every time I lend it to someone
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013179
- Title
- The Book of Flying
- Author
- Miller, Keith
- Illustrator
- Jacket art: Remedios Varo, " Magic Flight", interior illustrations by Keith Miller;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1573222496
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222495
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- FICTION FANTASY, Miller, Keith, The Book of Flying, Jacket Art: Remedios Varo, " Magic Flight", interior illustrations by Keith Miller,, -----The scan you see is the book you get. Quarter bound in red cloth, brown boards with gilt on spine, hea
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Fantasy and Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nessa Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hamilton, Ontario
About Nessa Books
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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