Harpist in the Wind
by McKillip, Patricia A
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0689306873
- ISBN 13
- 9780689306877
- Seller
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Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Athenuem, 1979. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by author.. First Edition stated. Signed by author to title page. Third book in the Riddle-Master trilogy. A beautiful copy in blue cloth with bright gilt to front board and spine. Sharp corners, clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is price-clipped, but otherwise in beautiful shape.
Synopsis
Harpist in the Wind is a fantasy novel by Patricia A. McKillip. It is the concluding book of the Riddle Master Trilogy, the first two books being The Riddle-Master of Hed and Heir of Sea and Fire. It was published in 1979, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1980. All three books were collected into the volume ' in 1999. The first UK paperback edition precedes the first US paperback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB008116PM
- Title
- Harpist in the Wind
- Author
- McKillip, Patricia A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0689306873
- ISBN 13
- 9780689306877
- Publisher
- Athenuem
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
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