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The Luck Child
by Chapman, Gaynor ; Based on a Story By the Brothers Grimm
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This is a stated "first American edition". The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The orange cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in excellent condition, with minor darkening to the spine. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Once upon a time, a poor woman gave birth to a fine baby boy who had one eye of deep brown and one eye of a fine pale blue. The Court Astrologer, who heard of the boy, predicted that because of the strangeness of his eyes he would be a Luck Child and would grow up to marry the King's daughter. When the King heard of this prediction, he was most unhappy. He had no wish to see his beautiful daughtert married to a humble peasant boy. And so he set off on a journey, plotting in his cold heart to destroy the Luck Child. But a Luck Child is a Luck Child and sometimes even Kings cannot prevail against fate. So this story is one of the triumph of good and true over craftiness and evil.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006377
- Title
- The Luck Child
- Author
- Chapman, Gaynor ; Based on a Story By the Brothers Grimm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- fairy Tales, Picture Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Picture Books; Fairy Tales;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
Biblio member since 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
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