Dragons in the Waters
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0374318689
- ISBN 13
- 9780374318680
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Farrar Straus Giroux, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 3rd printing 1978, near fine cloth hardcover shows some mild trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild soil, exposure toning along spine and fore edges and couple of small closed tears at spine tail. 293 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this novel from the legendary author of A Wrinkle in Time.
Synopsis
Dragons in the Waters is a 1976 young adult murder mystery by Madeleine L'Engle, the second title to feature her character Polly O'Keefe. Its protagonist is thirteen-year-old Simon Bolivar Quentin Phair Renier, an impoverished orphan from an aristocratic Southern family. The title comes from Psalm 74:13.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30596
- Title
- Dragons in the Waters
- Author
- L'Engle, Madeleine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0374318689
- ISBN 13
- 9780374318680
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books ; Used Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...