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The High King
by Lloyd Alexander
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0030679958
- ISBN 13
- 9780030679957
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1968. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Holt, Rinehart and Winston; New York, 1968. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good Only, blue binding with navy blue lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, frayed spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, mild discoloration to boards, some sunning along board edges, previous owner gift inscription front pastedown, bit of age toning to pages, sunning to pastedown and endpaper margins, mild scattered foxing and few soiled spots to text block edges, small rub mark bottom text block corner, in a Good Only, some handling scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few tears and chips along edges, top and bottom front flap corners neatly clipped, some sunning to spine and verso, bit of scattered foxing to panels/flaps and verso, small moisture stains to spine, chip top rear panel corner, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 285pp., about the author. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
The High King is the last book in the Chronicles of Prydain fantasy series of books by Lloyd Alexander. It was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1969.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038778
- Title
- The High King
- Author
- Lloyd Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0030679958
- ISBN 13
- 9780030679957
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart, Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 0 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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