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READY OR NOT
by Stolz, Mary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Octavo, 8.25 in x 5.75 n., pp. 243. Green-gray cloth boards with red title in red frame to front and spine. Very light shelfwear to boards. Unmarked interior. Rubbing to edges of dustjacket; two small holes to front of dustjacket. Spine and hinges tight. Protected in mylar. Mary Stolz (born Mary Slattery, 1920 - 2006) was an American writer of fiction for children and young adults. She received the 1953 Child Study Association of America's Children's Book Award for In a Mirror, Newbery Honors in 1962 for Belling the Tiger and 1966 for The Noonday Friends, and her entire body of work was awarded the George G. Stone Recognition of Merit in 1982. Her literary works range from picture books to young-adult novels. "Ready or Not" is her fifth young adult novel.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87128
- Title
- READY OR NOT
- Author
- Stolz, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
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