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The Polar Express
by Van Allsburg, Chris
- Used
- Hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395389496
- ISBN 13
- 9780395389492
- Seller
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Bloomington, Minnesota
Item Price:
£207.30
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Clean, bright, crisp and tight. Slight shelf and edgewear with two small holes to jacket along outer edges. Slight soiling to white area of jacket. Caldecott winner. No sticker attached. Number 1 in number line. 15.95 on jacket flap.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good/Very Good. Holiday.
Synopsis
The Polar Express is a 1985 children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. It was adapted as a Oscar nominated live-action motion-capture film in 2004. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline. In 1986, it was awarded the Caldecott Medal for children's literature.
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Details
- book dealer
- funyettabooks
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 015256
- Title
- The Polar Express
- Author
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Collectible-Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395389496
- ISBN 13
- 9780395389492
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Christmas Holiday Train
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- number line
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- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- jacket
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- edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a... [more]
- crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp... [more]
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