Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
by Donoghue, Emma
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060275758
- ISBN 13
- 9780060275754
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Age-old fairy tales are transformed into stories for a modern generation in this collection of 13 interconnected tales featuring female characters. 228 pages.Orig. published in the UK, this is the First American Edition, third printing, from 1997. Hardcover octavo has creamy white paper stamped with a metallic red title box over black cloth-covered boards, lettered in same bright red to spine. Condition is Fine: looks & feels just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, marred only by a 2" vertical tear to front flap; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023642
- Title
- Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
- Author
- Donoghue, Emma
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060275758
- ISBN 13
- 9780060275754
- Publisher
- Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 240
- Keywords
- fairy tales new modern YA young adult
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology; Women's-Men's-Gender Studies/Feminism/LBGTQA;
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La Mesa, California
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Crisp
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