The Shrinking of Treehorn
by Heide, Florence Parry; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0440476844
- ISBN 13
- 9780440476849
- Seller
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dell/Yearling, 1980. First Thus 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. Oblong. Gorey, Edward. Magical story about a shrinking little boy, brilliantly illustrated on each page opposite text with the deliciously macabre pen-and-ink drawings of the late, great Edward Gorey. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 1971 by Holiday House, this is the Third Dell Printing of the first paperback edition from Yearling from Nov. 1980. Oblong softcover has decorative purpleish wrappers with Gorey illustration to front & back. Condition is only Fair, with heavy edgewear all around, light creasing, & missing lower corner from back cover. Interior is clean & unmarked, but pages are heavily tanned, still supple. Old gift inscription & former owner's stamp inside front cover. A reading copy 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 by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023598
- Title
- The Shrinking of Treehorn
- Author
- Heide, Florence Parry; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus 3rd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0440476844
- ISBN 13
- 9780440476849
- Publisher
- Dell/Yearling
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- Oblong
- Keywords
- Edward Gorey illustration boys shrinking fantasy fiction illustrated children
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Illustrated Books/Illustrators / Edward Gorey;
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La Mesa, California
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- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Jacket
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- Fair
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- Wrappers
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