Harper & Row Publishers, 1970. 210pp. Silver and gold letters on blue cloth; blue endpapers. Pictures by Edward Frascino. Pages are clean (unmarked) but age-toned. Hinges are creased but still secure. Inner text block is tight and secure. Boards have denting to head/heel of spine, rubbing to extremities, slightly darkened due to age. There is no number line on last page of book or copyright page. Lower corner of front flap is clipped but upper portion still lists ISBN 060263989, $4.40 price, & "All ages" (also "0670" to lower front flap. Dust Jacket is sunned with a scrape to lower spine where sticker was removed, fraying to head/heel of spine and corners, several chips/nicks to edges, moderate rubbing to extremities. We have added a removable mylar covering to the dust jacket for protection. White's third juvenile novel and a modern day classic. Reading copy. . Hard Cover. Good -/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.

Synopsis

The Trumpet of the Swan is a children's novel by E.B. White published in 1970. It tells the story of Louis, a Trumpeter Swan born without a voice and trying to overcome it by learning to play a trumpet, always trying to impress a beautiful pen named Serena.

Reviews

On Oct 31 2006, Bryantstreasuretrove said:

One of the best children's books out there. Not only tells an excellent story but also teaches children that one can do whatever one puts one's mind to.

On Nov 12 2004, Thebookhive said:

A classic book about a young boy and an injured swan that he teaches to play trumpet (because the swan can't trumpet). While the reader can't help but to learn empathy, this is an entertaining book for 8-12 year olds of both genders that they want to read several times.

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Bookseller: after-words bookstore (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 035386
Title: The Trumpet Of The Swan
Author: E.B. White
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good -
Jacket Condition: Fair
ISBN 10: 0060263989
ISBN 13: 9780060263980
Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers
Place of Publication: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.s.a.
Date Published: 1970
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Juvenile Young Adult Children's Classics
Bookseller catalogs: Juvenile; Children's Books; Children's Classics;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Number Line: A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...