A Child's Christmas in Wales
by Thomas, Dylan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+ /Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0823405656
- ISBN 13
- 9780823405657
- Seller
-
Charleston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Holiday House. 1st Printing in this format. Copyright pages states "First Edition". Nice bright and crisp copy with sharp corners and flat spine tips. Signed by the illustrator on the half-title page, "best Wishes from Trina Chart Hyman 1985". Dust jacket (in mylar sleeve) has a slight crease at the top left side of the top edge and is very slightly rubbed at the corners of the top of the spine. . VG+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1985.
Synopsis
A young boy named Thomas is excited about the holiday, but he's also disappointed because it's raining instead of snowing. His grandfather gives him an old snow globe as an early Christmas present and starts telling colorful, amusing stories about his childhood Christmases that are shown in flashback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pensees Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045729
- Title
- A Child's Christmas in Wales
- Author
- Thomas, Dylan
- Illustrator
- Trina Schart Hyman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0823405656
- ISBN 13
- 9780823405657
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 48
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Pensees Bookshop (Est. 1999) is a full service independently owned bookstore located in the Courthouse Square in Charleston, IL and within less than a block from 2 other quality used bookstores. We have two levels with over 40,000 titles covering almost all genres. Most of it is gently used but we do carry a small portion of new titles. We also restore and rebind books at very reasonable rates. We also carry a large section of vintage movie memorabilia including posters, photo stills, lobby cards and celebrity signatures. We are always buying books, historical documents, movie memorabilia and misc. artifacts as well as other items of historical significance such as art, letters, diaries, maps and military-related pieces. We are open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. EU Information: Pensees Bookshop COR (3303-5806); Robert Bertrand (owner and operator); Place: Charleston, IL (Coles County); Illinois Business Authorization Loc. Code: 015-0001-5-002; Contact Information: penseesbooks@mchsi.com; (217) 512-2239
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