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Island of the Blue Dolphins

by O'Dell, Scott

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
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About This Item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. Same date on title page and copyright page with no additional printings. Signed by Scott on the front free endpaper and inscribed. Winner of the 1961 Newbery Award. Tan cloth with brown decoration in Very Good+ condition, tiny bump to three corners, light indentations in cloth at spine ends. Dust jacket is in Very Good- condition, not price clipped, light wear at two corners, 1/4" chip one corner, a narrow 1/2" chip upper right corner, spine is yellowed from light exposure, tiny chips upper spine end, some minor soiling and age toning, 1" x 1/2" chip lower spine end. Original price of $2.75 to the front dust jacket flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

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.

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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.

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Details

Bookseller
Scott Emerson Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17817
Title
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author
O'Dell, Scott
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1960
Keywords
Children's Book, Literature, Newbery Award Winner

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About the Seller

Scott Emerson Books, ABAA

Seller rating:
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El Cajon, California

About Scott Emerson Books, ABAA

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