Arachne Speaks
by Hovey, Kate; Drawson, Bill (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0689829019
- ISBN 13
- 9780689829017
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Drawson, Bill. Brilliantly illustrated poem about Arachne, the maiden who, in Greek mythology, challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving contest & was changed into a spider. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 2000, this oversized hardcover book has colorfully decorated paper over boards; NO DJ. Unpaginated. Condition is Near Fine: almost Brand New without the crispness! Completely clean inside & out, binding strong & square, hinges secure. Pages white, colors vivid. NO writing or highlighting or underlining, but shadows of erased pencil price on title page corner. Very slight bumping to corners & mild rubbing to extremities are only flaws. Please see our photos: they show the exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Photos & description property of Gargoyle Books. All orders processed by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019915
- Title
- Arachne Speaks
- Author
- Hovey, Kate; Drawson, Bill (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Drawson, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0689829019
- ISBN 13
- 9780689829017
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- FAIRY TALES GREEK MYTH MYTHOLOGY ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS GODDESS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
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