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Once on a Time
by Milne, A. A
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1523759461
- ISBN 13
- 9781523759460
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Middletown, DE: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; wear to upper back inside corner; otherwise absolute minimal wear; Written in 1917, Milne's introduction begins "This is an odd book". Ostensibly a typical fairytale, it tells the story of the war between the kingdoms of Euralia and Barodia and the political shenanigans which take place in Euralia in the king's absence, all supposedly rewritten by Milne from the writings of the fictional historian "Roger Scurvilegs". Milne created the story to contain believable, three-dimensional characters, rather than the stereotypes which will satisfy children. Hence the book introduces us to a princess who is far from helpless; a prince who, whilst handsome, is also pompous and vain; an enchantment which is almost entirely humorous; a villain who is not entirely villainous and receives no real comeuppance; a good king who is not always good; an evil king who is not always evil, and so on. The result is a book which children may not enjoy as much as adults.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007743
- Title
- Once on a Time
- Author
- Milne, A. A
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1523759461
- ISBN 13
- 9781523759460
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Place of Publication
- Middletown, DE
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 116
- Keywords
- FICTION FAIRY TALE IMAGINARY KINGDOM ADULT
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About the Seller
Werdz Quality Used Books
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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All prices are in Canadian dollars. Payment can be by credit card through Biblio. Other options include money orders or personal checks in U.S. or Canadian funds only. Books will be held for 2 weeks pending receipt of payment. We use Brodart dust jacket protectors for books$19.50 and over.We pack well and ship promptly. PLEASE include your email address and phone number in all correspondence. Cheques can be made out to Werdz Quality Used Books, 337 Maplewood Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 1A8, Canada. If you are dissatisfied with the purchase for any reason, return your purchase within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the purchase price. Please include the packing slip and indicate the reason for your return. Sorry, we do not refund the cost shipping.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.