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The Reluctant Dragon
by Grahame, Kenneth; Hague, Michael (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0030640318
- ISBN 13
- 9780030640315
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hague, Michael. Originally published as part of the author's "Dream Days" (see our listing #019378), this is the FIRST EDITION, First Printing in stand-alone book form, brought to life for a new generation of young readers with the fantastical color illustrations of acclaimed children's book artist Michael Hague. 42 pp. Hardcover small quarto (8.25" x 10.25") has brown paper over boards lettered in bright gilt to spine. Condition is Near Fine: just lacks that brand new crispness! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright.Very slight bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with just a hint of rubbing & tanning to verso only. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023434
- Title
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Author
- Grahame, Kenneth; Hague, Michael (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Hague, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0030640318
- ISBN 13
- 9780030640315
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- TOY RABBIT STUFFED ANIMAL BOY CHILDREN XMAS CHRISTMAS FANTASY ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology; Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets;
Terms of Sale
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All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- 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....
- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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