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THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT
by Kate Dicmaillo
- Used
- fine
- hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Fine
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Los Angeles , California
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About This Item
[KATE DICAMILLO]. THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT. Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA., 2009. First Edition, First printing. True First Edition with full number line. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, light shelf wear, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Previous owners inscription on the first endpaper. Signed and inscribed on the title page by author Kate Dicmaillo. Winner of two Newbery Medals for the books The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses, one of only six authors to do so since 1922. Cover art and interior llustrations by Yoko Tanaka. Not remainder marked or a price clipped dust jacket. Modern first YA signed collectible. 201 pgs. + [1]. 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 1000-360
- Title
- THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT
- Author
- Kate Dicmaillo
- Illustrator
- Yoko Tanaka
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Kate Dicmaillo, Yoko Tanaka
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy; Children's and YA (Young Adult);
- Size
- 12mo
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Astro Trader Books was founded in 2010 selling camera manuals, then branched into antiquarian, modern firsts, science fiction, fantasy, horror genres and pulp fiction.
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- remainder
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- fine
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- First Edition
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- number line
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- shelf wear
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- 12mo
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