THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET; A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick
by Selznick, Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0439813786
- ISBN 13
- 9780439813785
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scholastic Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Brian Selznick. SIGNED by the Author, thick 8vo, black boards decorated with silver spine lettering and silver border on front cover, elaborately decorated full-color dust jacket (unclipped) with golden key-complication motif against a dark sky with full moon, circular black small sticker on dj stating "SIGNED COPY," profusely illustrated with B&W sketches by the author-artist, 533 pages + [1] Colophon. Exceptional novelistic-&-artistic novel! Won the Caldecott Medal for 2008! Made into an Academy Award-winning movie by Martin Scorcese. Exceptional Condition! "Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks--like the gears of the clocks he kees--with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life and his most precious secret,are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a sttolen key, a mechanical man, ad a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery."--jacket.
Synopsis
Xiao shuo. Translation of: The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1494
- Title
- THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET; A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick
- Author
- Selznick, Brian
- Illustrator
- Brian Selznick
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0439813786
- ISBN 13
- 9780439813785
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Clocks, automaton, movie, pencil, charcoal, illustrated, 19th century,
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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