The War of the Birds and the Beasts; and Other Russian Tales
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0224022156
- ISBN 13
- 9780224022156
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0224022156 . 112 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in black, cloth-covered boards. Virtually no discernable wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has some edge-wear, impression marks on the rear panel, and light shelf rubbing. A collection of Russian fairy tales retold in English. Arthur Ransome originally collected the stories in Russia while living there before the Russian revolution. He published one volume of them in 1916, and was never able to publish the second volume, as he intended, before he died. This volume was published in the centenary year of his birth. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2149
- Title
- The War of the Birds and the Beasts; and Other Russian Tales
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Faith Jaques
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224022156
- ISBN 13
- 9780224022156
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 0224022156
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Dustwrapper
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.