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I Heard the Owl Call My Name.
by Craven, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good, boards warped, in a very good dust jacket with moderate edgewear.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: The Bodley Head., 1974. Reprint.. Teal cloth, gilt spine title.. Very good, boards warped, in a very good dust jacket with moderate edgewear.. 22x14 cm.. Inscribed and signed by the author on the verso of the half-title page. Rare signed hardcover of this best-selling juvenile classic. weight: 0.6 lb.
Synopsis
I Heard the Owl Call My Name is a 1967 novel by American author Margaret Craven. The book tells the story of a young Anglican vicar named Mark Brian with not long to live, who learns about the meaning of life when he is sent to a First Nations parish in British Columbia. First published in Canada in 1967, it was not until 1973 when the book was picked up by an American publisher. Released to wide acclaim, it reached No.1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355307
- Title
- I Heard the Owl Call My Name.
- Author
- Craven, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Teal cloth, gilt spine title.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, boards warped, in a very good dust jacket with moderate edgewear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 126 pp.
- Size
- 22x14 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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