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The Grey King
by Cooper, Susan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0689500297
- ISBN 13
- 9780689500299
- Seller
-
Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Atheneum, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Heslop, Michael. Stated First Edition. (The Dark Is Rising, Book 4) The Book Is Bound In Gray Cloth With Black Stamped Lettering On The Front And Spine. Green Endpapers. Light Bumping To The Back Corner. Small Faint Stain On The Lower Page Edges Near The Corner. The Jacket Has Minor Wear And A Few Tiny Tears At The Upper Edge. Creases To The Corners Of The Front Flap. Newbery Medal Sticker On The Front. The Sticker Has Minor Wear At The Left Edge.
Synopsis
The Grey King is a children's fantasy novel by Susan Cooper which was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1976. It is the fourth of five stories in her young adult Arthurian fantasy cycle, The Dark Is Rising. Elements of Welsh folklore, albeit freely adapted or re-invented by the author, play an important role in the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033918
- Title
- The Grey King
- Author
- Cooper, Susan
- Illustrator
- Heslop, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0689500297
- ISBN 13
- 9780689500299
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 208
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fantasy Fiction - Juvenile Fiction; Wales - Juvenile Fiction; Wales - Fiction. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic", Sagas, Epic
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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