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Gentle Ben
by Morey, Walt
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1965. Book. Illus. by John Schoenherr, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Stated First Edition in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean blue cloth boards with brown griz on cover, brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, hinges are sound. Brief previous owner Christmas inscription neatly penned on front free endpaper. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. 191 pages. Illustrated jacket is not price clipped, has a few edge nicks and short closed tears, light soiling; author photo and brief bio on rear panel; still attractive enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
Synopsis
The Alaskan wilderness is a lonely place for Mark Andersen, especially after the death of his older brother, Jamie. But in time Mark finds someone else to love--Ben, an Alaskan brown bear so huge that no one else dares come near him. Gentle Ben has been a favorite of readers of all ages for 25 years, and is a timeless story of a rare friendship. An ALA Notable Book.
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034423
- Title
- Gentle Ben
- Author
- Morey, Walt
- Illustrator
- John Schoenherr, Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S ANIMALS FICTION, GRIZZLY BEAR, GENTLE BEN, WALT MOREY, FIRST EDITION, BOOKS INTO FILM, DUTTON JUNIOR ANIMAL BOOK AWARD 1965
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals; Children's;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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