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The Tale of Despereaux // FIRST EDITION //
by DiCamillo, Kate
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0763617229
- ISBN 13
- 9780763617226
- Seller
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Redmond, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Candlewick Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Timoth Basil Ering. STATED FIRST Edition AND Printing with full publishers number line in place. A PERFECT clean tight volume, with only micro shelf wear to lower spine heel edge, else a MINT volume. The Dust Jacket has original price on rear panel; a 1/4' closed tear (no paper loss) to lower front panel. The gold medal for the 2004 Newbery Award is on front DJ panel is complete (probably placed by book dealer while on his shelf), but with a 'wrinkle' across top edge. Does not detract from this fabulous volume. Mylar protected jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Margins13 Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004056
- Title
- The Tale of Despereaux // FIRST EDITION //
- Author
- DiCamillo, Kate
- Illustrator
- Timoth Basil Ering
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0763617229
- ISBN 13
- 9780763617226
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Ma
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Children's; young adult; mouse story; illustrated; John Newbery award winner;
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About the Seller
Margins13 Books
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Redmond, Washington
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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