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Island Of The Blue Dolphins
by O'Dell, Scott
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1960. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing with dated title page. Signed by Scott O'Dell on the front free endpaper and warmly inscribed to a former owner in the year of publication. Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in brown and turquoise. Near Fine with foxing to cloth and toning to pages, in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning and heavy foxing, and light edge wear with small chips to corners and spine ends. The Newbery Award-winning novel, which was inspired by the true story of Juana Maria, a Native American woman who was left to live alone on San Nicolas Island during the 19th century.
Synopsis
Island of the Blue Dolphins is an American children's novel written by Scott O'Dell. The novel was published in 1960, winning the Newbery Medal in 1961, and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1963.
Reviews
On Apr 2 2013, Fireflower537 said:
This is one of Scott O'Dell's best books. It is a beautiful story about a girl surviving alone on an island after her people leave after a great tragedy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940408
- Title
- Island Of The Blue Dolphins
- Author
- O'Dell, Scott
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
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