Of Quarks, Quasars, and Other Quirks; Quizzical Poems for the Supersonic Age
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0690012861
- ISBN 13
- 9780690012866
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Crowell. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0690012861 . 114 p. 21 cm. Edges and spine faded. No internal marks. Pages clean and bright. Dustwrapper has very light edge wear. The spine is faded, lesser so along top edge. Small puncture tear at bottom of spine. Price-clipped. Poems collected by Sara and John E. Brewton and John Brewton Blackburn. Pen and ink drawings by Quentin Blake. A collection of poetry for children which deal with modern life and such issues as computers, atomic bombs, space travel, pollution, and more. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 443
- Title
- Of Quarks, Quasars, and Other Quirks; Quizzical Poems for the Supersonic Age
- Illustrator
- Quentin Blake
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0690012861
- ISBN 13
- 9780690012866
- Publisher
- Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- 0690012861
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's - Poetry;
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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