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The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts
by Van Allsburg, Chris
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0395446120
- ISBN 13
- 9780395446126
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. Book. Illus. by Author. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. Full number line. Inscribed & signed by author on title page, "For Mrs. Allan's Kids," dated 1988. Boards scuffed with some aging light abrasions. Front board with small spot of soiling. Corners gently bumped. Spine solid, binding tight. Previous owner's name at top of front end paper, else clean with light wear. Page with the "Z" on it has 2" closed tear near gutter. Size: 4to - 9¾" - 12" Tall.
Synopsis
A dramatic black-and-white presentation of the alphabet in which the two-time Caldecott Medalist depicts a mysterious transformation of each letter.
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- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 067461
- Title
- The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts
- Author
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Illustrator
- Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0395446120
- ISBN 13
- 9780395446126
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION CHILDREN'S BOOK SIGNED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
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About the Seller
Small World Books, LLC
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Rochester, New York
About Small World Books, LLC
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Number Line
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- Inscribed
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- First Edition
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