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The Borrowers Aloft .
by Mary Norton
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0140304533
- ISBN 13
- 9780140304534
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK Penguin Books: Puffin, 1970. Paperback First Edition Thus (1970), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to Penguin Books' customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition Thus (1970), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to Penguin Books' customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the head and heel of the backstrip; the mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; the endpapers and outside edges of the text block show faint, but pervasive foxing; the text pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the panels; Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and very faint cosmetic flaws. Clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.2 x 4.4 x 0.45 inches). 169 pages. Illustrated with duotone drawings by Diana Stanley. Language: English. Weight: 4 ounces. Mass Market Paperback.
Synopsis
Imprisoned in an attic by a greedy couple who want to use them as performers, the Borrowers escape by balloon.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 54108
- Title
- The Borrowers Aloft.
- Author
- Mary Norton
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1970), unstated, but implied: no subsequent
- ISBN 10
- 0140304533
- ISBN 13
- 9780140304534
- Publisher
- Penguin Books: Puffin,
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK
- Date Published
- 1970.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile; Illustrated Classics; Chapter Books; Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Animal Stories; Children's Picture Books;
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- Fine
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- Heel
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- Edges
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- Mass Market
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Marginalia
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
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