TALES FROM WATERSHIP DOWN
by ADAMS, RICHARD
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0091801664
- ISBN 13
- 9780091801663
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
£26.56£21.25
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson , 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Lawrence. pp: 198. The book is a continuation of the stories that have become so famous with Adams book 'Watership Down'. This is a near fine copy with a book plate affixed to the free endpaper. The dust jacket, with the original price in Sterling, has very light edge wear.
Synopsis
Tales from Watership Down is a collection of nineteen short stories by Richard Adams, published in 1996 as a follow-up to Adams's highly successful 1972 novel about rabbits, Watership Down. It consists of a number of short stories of rabbit mythology, followed by several chapters featuring many of the characters introduced in the earlier book. Like its predecessor, Tales from Watership Down features a Lapine glossary and epigraphs at the beginning of each chapter.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006448
- Title
- TALES FROM WATERSHIP DOWN
- Author
- ADAMS, RICHARD
- Illustrator
- John Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0091801664
- ISBN 13
- 9780091801663
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 192
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Watership Down, Tales From Watership Down, Traditional Folk Stories, El-ahrairah, Rabscuttle, The Black Rabbit, Inle, Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, Flyairth, Hyzenthlay, Chief Rabbit, Downland, Berkshire, Carnegie Medal
- X weight
- 0.54 kg
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About the Seller
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
I'm an sole proprietor of Maple Ridge Books. I've been selling books for some 22 years. Although my stock is small in numbers, I am very careful to offer books in the best condition possible. I try to keep shipping costs reasonable, which is not easy these days. I am more than willing to send additional photos of books, or provide more details.
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