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The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
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- Hardcover
- first
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
RASKIN, Ellen. The Westing Game. NY: E.P. Dutton [1978]. 8vo, [vi] 185pp. Red quarter cloth stamped in black with orange boards. Red endpapers; illustrated title page. Spine ends, corners, and lower edge a bit rubbed, light sunning at head of spine, else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (½" closed tear at top of rear panel, lightest rubbing to spine ends, faint crease along bottom of rear panel, light crease down front flap, no medal affixed).
First edition. 1979 Newbery Medal Winner! A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger — and a possible murderer — to inherit his vast fortune, one thing's for sure: Sam Westing may be dead… but that's not going to stop him from playing one last game! The basis for the 1997 feature film Get a Clue.
Synopsis
The Westing Game is a novel by Ellen Raskin that was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1979. It has been adapted into a movie, released under both the names The Westing Game and Get a Clue. The sixteen heirs of magnate Sam Westing are called upon at the reading of his will to unravel the secret behind his untimely demise.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1112031
- Title
- The Westing Game
- Author
- Ellen Raskin
- Format/Binding
- Red quarter-cloth stamped in black with orange boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- [vi] 185pp.
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Newbery, Medal
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About Books of Wonder
Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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