The Crooked Snake
by Wrightson, Patricia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/G+
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1955 VG+/G+. 8vo. original green cloth (a trifle rubbed, inscrip. to verso FFE, a few spots, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, some silverfishing, edges tape strengthened and stained); pp. [6], 154 (last blank), with illustrations. A very good copy of the author's uncommon first novel. Winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for 1956.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/G+. Illus. by Margaret Horder.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020486
- Title
- The Crooked Snake
- Author
- Wrightson, Patricia
- Illustrator
- Margaret Horder
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- G+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Patricia Wrightson Crooked Snake
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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