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Valentine and Orson (Signed)
by Burkert, Nancy Ekholm
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0374380783
- ISBN 13
- 9780374380786
- Seller
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Jupiter , Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 8vo (24 x 28 cm). Unpaginated. Green cloth covers with gilt titles to spine. Inscribed by author on half-title page, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ in Mylar. 53 x 47 cm promotional poster laid in.
Synopsis
Written and illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Valentine and Orson is a retelling of a medieval tale from the Carolingian cycle. The story is of twin brothers, separated just after birth. One is raised in the French court, and the other in the woods by a bear. This version is written in iambic pentameter couplets, and "performed" by a theater troupe in the accompanying illustrations. "Bear witness, / Friends, to forces of forgiveness, / True devotion, and humility, / For they unite us as a family."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3622
- Title
- Valentine and Orson (Signed)
- Author
- Burkert, Nancy Ekholm
- Illustrator
- Nancy Ekholm Burkert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374380783
- ISBN 13
- 9780374380786
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
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Jupiter , Florida
About Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Liberty Book Store, ABAA, FABA, IOBA, with offices in Jupiter Florida, is an online (and by appointment) antiquarian bookstore that BUYS and SELLS RARE and INTERESTING BOOKS. Our primary interests are the American Antebellum period, Association Copies, Automotive, Books With A Story, Floridiana, Maritime History, RR Donnelley bindings, and books of exceptional beauty or scarcity.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
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