Arabel and Mortimer
by Aiken, Joan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224017659
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017657
- Seller
-
Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London, BBC/Jonathan Cape, 1980, hardcover 144 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner and spine end bumps, faint dampstain to top corner. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, short closed edge tear, faint dampstain to top corner, in new Brodart sleeve. Three tales featuring Arabel Jones and her pet raven, Mortimer's Tie, The Spiral Stair, and Mortimer and the Sword Excaliber as read by Bernard Cribbins on the BBC children's program Jackanory. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. ISBN 9780224017657
Synopsis
In this silly sequel to Arabel's Raven , Mortimer floats out to sea on a grand piano, tries to get even with three giraffes that have stolen his doughnuts at the zoo, and takes off with King Arthur's sword. Will Arabel ever be able to control her troublemaking pet raven?
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Details
- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7274
- Title
- Arabel and Mortimer
- Author
- Aiken, Joan
- Illustrator
- Quentin Blake
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0224017659
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017657
- Publisher
- Johnthan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Animals; Birds as pets; Children's stories; Fiction; General; Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction; Pets; Ravens
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About the Seller
West of Eden Books
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