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THE MOUNTAINS OF QUILT.
by (dePaola, Tomie). Willard, Nancy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Diego, New York, London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1987)., (1987).. Very good. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Quarto, 11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Light green cloth titled in turquoise on the spine with turquoise decorations on the front cover, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. [32] pages, illustrated in color by Tomie dePaola. A few of the pages are faintly rippled. Near fine.
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author Nancy Willard on the title page.
"A grandmother is busy making quilts. Four magicians gather for lunch. A magpie and a runaway carpet turn everything topsy-turvy, and the result is Nancy Willard's extraordinary story. These magic pictures by Tomie dePaola were painted under the light of the baseball moon." [Quoted from the dust wrapper's blurb].
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96735
- Title
- THE MOUNTAINS OF QUILT.
- Author
- (dePaola, Tomie). Willard, Nancy
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- San Diego, New York, London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1987).
- Date Published
- (1987).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; THE MOUNTAINS OF QUILT; NANCY WILLARD; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS; TOMIE DEPAOLA; 20TH CENTURY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE.
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- Children's & Illustrated;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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