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Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales
by Bemelmans, Ludwig; Quindlen, Anna (Introduction)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670851876
- ISBN 13
- 9780670851874
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1993. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. One volume contains all 6 of the classic tales about the irrepressible little French school girl, Madeleine. Oversized hardcover has glossy paper-over-boards that match the DJ design. In 312 pages + an Introduction by author Anna Quindlen & an 8-page unpaginated section in rear containing never-before-published sketches & essays by the author on how Madeleine came to be created, along with real photos of the Bemelmans family. A FIRST EDITION, but later (8th) printing, both this hardcover book & DJ are in Fine/Near fine condition: indistinguishable from Brand New! Completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, colors bright. NO writing, highlighting, or underlining, NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is bright & colorful, marred only by a tiny 1/2" tear at heel of spine; NO edgewear or fading! Protected in new mylar cover for years of reading pleasure.Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020183
- Title
- Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales
- Author
- Bemelmans, Ludwig; Quindlen, Anna (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670851876
- ISBN 13
- 9780670851874
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- GIRLS SCHOOLCHILDREN PARIS PRIVATE CATHOLIC SCHOOL NUNS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
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
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- Paper-Over-Boards
- A hardcover book designed to be presented without a dust jacket. In modern hardcover publishing, the dust jacket covering the...
- First Edition
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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