Boston, Massachusetts: Dell, 1985. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Soft cover. Near Fine. Beloved Newberry-award-winning YA novel about an American Indian girl who, accordingly to legend, spent 18 years alone on a dolphin-surrounded island off the coast of California in the early 1800s. Orig. published in hardcover in 1960, this is A Book Club Edition of the First (1978) Mass Market Paperback Edition from Dell/Laurel-Leaf (#94000, cover price $2.50), but a later (15th) printing from Jan. 1985. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages lightly tanned, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Very light rubbing along lower front cover-spine interface & mild crease to lower-outer bottom corner, same cover. NO fading. Nicely protected in new archival mylar collector bag Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Synopsis

Island of the Blue Dolphins is an American children's novel written by Scott O'Dell. The novel was published in 1960, winning the Newbery Medal in 1961, and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1963.

Reviews

On Apr 2 2013, Fireflower537 said:

This is one of Scott O'Dell's best books. It is a beautiful story about a girl surviving alone on an island after her people leave after a great tragedy.

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Seller: Gargoyle Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 021281
Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author: O'Dell, Scott
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Book Club Edition (BCE)
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0440940001
ISBN 13: 9780440940005
Publisher: Dell
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: GIRLS ADVENTURE ISLANDS FICTION AMERICAN INDIAN PACIFIC ESKIMO CALIFORNIA NINETEENTH CENTURY 1800S DOLPHIN ISLAND
Bookseller catalogs: "Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / Native Americans-First Nations;

Terms of Sale

Gargoyle Books

All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.

About the Seller

Gargoyle Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2006

La Mesa, California

Ask Seller a Question

About Gargoyle Books

On-line booksellers since 1996

Glossary

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Mass Market: Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...