The White Deer
by Thurber, James
Here is a Thurber world of enchanted deer and seven-headed dragons, of wizards and witches, of riddles and spells, of false love and true. It is the story of a beautiful princess, transformed from a deer, who assigns each of three princes a perilous labor to perform in order to win her hand. Drawings by the Author.
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This book was absolutely amazing. The story and content were above my expectations. James Thurber is a wonderful writer.
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THE WHITE DEER
by James Thurber
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1945
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Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, USA
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$80.00
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Some colour illustrations Item Price
$80.00
THE WHITE DEER
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, mild soiling to rear pan
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- First edition
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- [1945]
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- 1
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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$150.00
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NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company, [1945]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, mild soiling to rear panel with a small closed tear to upper edge. (15126). Octavo, cloth. "An excellent sentimental fantasy, beautifully written." Barron (ed.) - Fantasy Literature 3-337.… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
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The White Deer
by Thurber, James
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1945
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Stanley, New York, USA
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$12.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc., 1945. Book. Illus. by James Thurber and Don Freeman, illustrators. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean green cloth boards with white lettering on cover and spine, white decoration on rear board. No fading, bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages are clean - no… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.00
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The White Deer
by James Thurber
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- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1946
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- Cloth
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- 1
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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$57.01
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1946. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". James Thurber. A very smart copy of this fairy tale novelette by American cartoonist James Thurber, in a bright unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Presenting this charming fairy tale novelette written and illustrated by American cartoonist James Thurber. He is best known for… Read more about this item Item Price
$57.01
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The White Deer
by THURBER JAMES
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- Hard Cover
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Leicester, GBR
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$221.72
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Hard Cover. Signed by Author. (Harcourt Brace and Company [undated]). C. 10.45, to copyright page, presuming third printing. A near fine copy. No D/W. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT FREE END-PAPER: "Merry Christmas/ to/ Johnny and Madeleine/ Jim/ James Thurber". The presentation is contemporary, as Thurber's handwriting is legible. For whatever… Read more about this item Item Price
$221.72
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The White Deer
by James Thurber
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- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1945
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winston, Georgia, USA
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$12.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. James Thurber and Don Freeman. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is darkened with numerous chips and tears. Bluish green cloth boards underneath or clean with only very minor edge bumping noted. Internal binding is… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.00
The White Deer
by James Thurber
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Paperback
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- 1
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$4.28
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Penguin books, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. No Edition Remark. 91 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and mild cracking to front hinge. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Small tears and chipping, with… Read more about this item Item Price
$4.28
The White Deer
by James Thurber
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- Used
- Published
- 1945
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Alameda, California, USA
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$31.50
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Harcourt, Brace, 1945. First Edition. Very Good book in a Fair dust jacket. Chipping to the spine top edge. Item Price
$31.50
The White Deer
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Spray, Oregon, USA
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$12.00
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New York: Harcourt Brace, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. James Thurber. Nice-looking hardcover copy of the First Edition, bound in green cloth, clean and unmarked of interior. Dust jacket present, machine- but not price-clipped, protected in Brodart, but considerably worn and chipped. A fine juvenile tale but a novel for all… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.00
The White Deer
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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$45.00
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Harcourt Brace and Company, 1945. Very good hard cover with very good dust jacket. Black-and-white illustrations by Thurber throughout, four full color plates by Don Freeman. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Freeman, Don. Item Price
$45.00
The White Deer
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Original green cloth, original illustrated dust jacket. Some wear to jacket, light browning of endpapers, else a very good copy
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Illustrated by Don Freeman and Thurber. 1 vols. 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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$200.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1945. First edition. Illustrated by Don Freeman and Thurber. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth, original illustrated dust jacket. Some wear to jacket, light browning of endpapers, else a very good copy. First edition. Illustrated by Don Freeman and Thurber. 1 vols. 8vo. Thurber's amusing fairy tale for adults with Kings and… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
The White Deer
by James Thurber
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tynewydd, GBR
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$2.91
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Uk: Penguin, 1963. Book. Good+. Mass Market Paperback. orange penguin, 2056, with some minor shelf wear, some minor wear to edges and corners, a good clean tight copy overall, with drawings by the author. Item Price
$2.91
The White Deer
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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$93.00
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New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Freeman, Don and Thurber, James. Original illustrated dust jacket. Some wear to jacket; chipping on top and bottom edges. Green cloth boards, square and tight. Previous owner's name on ffep, light browning of endpapers, else a very good copy. Illustrated by Don Freeman and James… Read more about this item Item Price
$93.00
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The White Deer
by Thurber, James
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1945
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
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$10.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1945. Fairy tale of a King, his three sons, a Princess, and some tasks. With Thurber's usual jaunty illustrations and four full-color confections by Freeman. Second printing ([b.9.45]). Hardcover. Light wear, minor scuffs & stains, base of spine bumped, endsheets lightly spotted. Text clean.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by James Thurber,… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.00
THE WHITE DEER
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pomona, New York, USA
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$45.90
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London: Hamish Hamilton. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good in a good dust jacket. Multiple chips and tears.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$45.90
The White Deer
by James Thurber
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$3.62
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Penguin, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. 91 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Item Price
$3.62
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The White Deer
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Jupiter , Florida, USA
- Item Price
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$35.00
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New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Don Freeman. 8vo (14 x 21 cm). 115 pp. Green cloth covers with white titles to upper and spine. "A Wartime Book" to verso of title page. PO signature to free endpaper, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Price-clipped DJ with wear to… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
White Deer
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780156962643
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- 1
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$9.62
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
$9.62
THE WHITE DEER
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bacova, Virginia, USA
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$75.00
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NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1945 Book. Illus. by James Thurber & Don Freeman. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 115 pgs, cloth. Story of the world of kings, princes & enchanted deer. Endpapers show some darkening. Near fine in a spine-darkened dustjacket.. Item Price
$75.00
The White Deer
by James Thurber
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
- Item Price
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$8.12
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Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1945. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1945. No Edition Remarks. 115 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Some creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.12