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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by O'Brien, Robert C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Bernstein, Zena. 233pp. Octavo [22 cm] Tan cloth over boards with a lavender ink stamped design on the spine, and a small illustration of a rat with a leaf on the front board. "First Edition" stated on copyright page. The spine is moderately rolled. Several pages have trivial soiling. In a price-clipped dust jacket, with sporadic shallow open tears to the edges, several vertical creases to the inside flaps, and subtle toning. The front panel has a bit of minor soiling. No Newbery Award sticker. Illustrated by Zena Bernstein. The author, Robert C. O'Brien was born in New York City and grew up in a family of Irish storytellers.
A children's classic, winner of the Newbery Medal.
A children's classic, winner of the Newbery Medal.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63045
- Title
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- Author
- O'Brien, Robert C
- Illustrator
- Bernstein, Zena
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SEATTLE2022; children's books; Rats of Nimh; juvenile literature; BOSTON2022; LA/SEATTLE2023
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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