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A Light in the Attic
by Silverstein, Shel; Silverstein, Shel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060256745
- ISBN 13
- 9780060256746
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Harper & Row. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0060256745 . Grey cloth coves with gilt titles to the spine and author's signature in gilt on the cover. A tightly bound copy with a bright & unmarked interior. There is bumping to the spine ends and the corners. Sunning to the cover top and bottom edges. The DJ is in good condition with spine end chipping, scuffing and edgewear. Previous owner's name printed on the front free end paper. "There's a light on in the attic. I can see it from outside, And I know you're on the inside ...lookin' out. Step inside the mind of Shel Silverstein ... There's a light on in the attic. I can see it from outside, And I know you're on the inside ...lookin' out. Step inside the mind of Shel Silverstein and you'll discover a magic homework machine, a Polar Bear in the fridge and a Meehoo With an Exactlywatt. But beware stolen knees, the babysitter who likes to squash children - and the nighttime peril of the Whatifs! This is the second book of beloved poems and pictures from the marvellous master of nonsense, Shel Silverstein. " ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10065
- Title
- A Light in the Attic
- Author
- Silverstein, Shel; Silverstein, Shel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060256745
- ISBN 13
- 9780060256746
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 0060256745, Children's Poetry, Collections
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Children; Humour & Satire; Poetry; Juvenile;
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About the Seller
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Vars, Ontario
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
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