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A House Like a Lotus
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374333858
- ISBN 13
- 9780374333850
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Sturdy book, black cloth spine and sides, green boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, spine very slightly slanted, 308 pages. DJ glossy with a pale yellow background, a beautiful color-illustration of a lotus, manor house and circle of stars at center front, praise on back. DJ has light scratches. DJ and book,, both Near Very Good.
Synopsis
A House Like a Lotus is a 1984 young adult novel by Madeleine L'Engle. Its protagonist is sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe, whose friend and mentor, Maximiliana Horne, has sent her on a trip to Greece and Cyprus. As she travels, Polly must come to terms with a recent traumatic event involving Max. The history of Polly's relationship with Max is told in flashback over the course of the novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060642
- Title
- A House Like a Lotus
- Author
- L'Engle, Madeleine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374333858
- ISBN 13
- 9780374333850
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 308
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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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....