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Throwing Shadows
by Konigsburg, E. L
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum [1979], 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [8], 3-151, [1] pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Black endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $8.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page ("For Carolyn Bauer, With hopes that she will love everyone herein, E.L. Konigsburg in Tulsa 3/21/80"). The inscribee has written her name on the first blank leaf. A finalist for the National Book Award in 1980. A nice copy of this collection of short stories by one of the giants of children's literature. A Near Fine book with a tiny abrasion on one of the leaves from tape removal and a tiny crease to the free front endpaper in a Near Fine dust jacket with a few hints of edge wear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00007521
- Title
- Throwing Shadows
- Author
- Konigsburg, E. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum [1979]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
Evening Star Books
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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