The Snow Queen
by Vinge, Joan D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, N.Y.: The Dial Press, 1980. Book Club Edition. Hardcover with blue boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very well-preserved copy, tight and square with clean and unmarked interior. Original dust jacket in near fine condition, with slight edge wear and flap and verso toning to the DJ.
Joan D. Vinge was a trained anthropologist and a noted Hugo award winning sci-fi author, one of few women in the field during the time when this was written. A sci-fi take on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen of the same name.
Book ships in a new Brodart cover.
Joan D. Vinge was a trained anthropologist and a noted Hugo award winning sci-fi author, one of few women in the field during the time when this was written. A sci-fi take on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen of the same name.
Book ships in a new Brodart cover.
Synopsis
The Snow Queen is a fairy tale by author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale was first published in 1845, and centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kaj and Gerda. The story is one of Andersen's longest and is considered by scholars, critics, and readers alike as one of his best. It is regularly included in selected tales and collections of his work as well as being frequently reprinted in illustrated storybook editions for children.
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Details
- Seller
- Librariana Fine Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 567
- Title
- The Snow Queen
- Author
- Vinge, Joan D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with blue boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1980
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BOOKS;
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Librariana Fine Books
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Portland, Oregon
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Our mission is to help individuals, families and organizations furnish their bookspaces in a way that reflects their personality and values.
Beginning with fine books, and extending to other "librariana" - art, antiques and collectibles that make a space a library. We also repair books, and consult with home owners, organizations and bookstore owners looking to make their bookspaces into purposeful sanctuaries.
Whether your bookspace is a corner shelf in a bedroom, or a grand corporate space for meetings and work, Librariana can help "improve your library".
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- Brodart
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...