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The Lamb's War
by de Hartog, Jan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060109955
- ISBN 13
- 9780060109950
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Row/Atheneum, 1980. This Stated First Edition (and unless it's stated, it's not) also includes a "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in a cream-colored cloth with the author's initials in gilt against a red and gilt background, as well as gilt spine titles against a similar background. The book has top-edge red stain. There is a small erasure mark on the front endpaper. The dust jacket in price-clipped and has two small closed tears. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. This novel from the author of "The Peaceable Kingdom" deals with the relationship and adventures of a Dutch girl and concentration camp survivor and the American boy she meets when her camp is liberated. Both are Quakers and they start new lives together in the American Southwest. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 443 pages.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002087
- Title
- The Lamb's War
- Author
- de Hartog, Jan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060109955
- ISBN 13
- 9780060109950
- Publisher
- Harper & Row/Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction, Adventure, Romance, World War II
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction; Romance Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- New
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- Brodart
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