DONKEY WORK (SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH A LETTER)
by BLISHEN Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, a bit rubbed at spine ends. In almost very good dust jacket, with some surface rubbing.
- ISBN 10
- 0241110939
- ISBN 13
- 9780241110935
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About This Item
London,, 1983. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Very good, a bit rubbed at spine ends. In almost very good dust jacket, with some surface rubbing.. 8vo. pp [vi], 249. Black dust jacket with multi-coloured lettering. Black boards lettered in gilt at spine. Inscribed to Dan Grisewood (publisher); ""To Dan, with whom I had a publisher's lunch quite unlike that (on p127) and who might have known Miss Fairgirdle (on p131) from Edward."" There is also a related letter loosely inserted. Dan Grisewood was a publisher, whose career included ownership of Kingfisher publishing. Edward Blishen edited and contributed to many of the Kingfisher collections for children.ISBN: 0241110939
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- Any Amount of Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C65513
- Title
- DONKEY WORK (SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH A LETTER)
- Author
- BLISHEN Edward
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, a bit rubbed at spine ends. In almost very good dust jacket, with some surface rubbing.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0241110939
- ISBN 13
- 9780241110935
- Publisher
- H. Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- SignedBiography
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