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The Big Jump and Other Stories (Beginner Books)
by Elkin, Benjamin; Evans, Katherine (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Beginner Books/Random House, 1958. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Evans, Katherine. Orig. published in 1958, this is a slightly later (1963) printing, per DJ points. With bright yellow decorative paper-over-boards, this hardcover is in VG condition: clean & bright, pages white, colors bright, binding strong & straight. Slight rubbing to extremities, including bumping at all corners & both ends of spine, & mild scrape through the "B" in the front cover title. The unclipped DJ (with $1.95 price intact) is only Fair: colorful & bright, but light soiling & several large chips & a scraped area along fore edge side of front cover; nicely, protected in new mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018089
- Title
- The Big Jump and Other Stories (Beginner Books)
- Author
- Elkin, Benjamin; Evans, Katherine (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Evans, Katherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Beginner Books/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- DR. SEUSS GEISEL THEODOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS PICTURE LEARN TO READ EASY READERS PRESCHOOL ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATIONS VOCABULARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children: Readers/ABCs/Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Paper-Over-Boards
- A hardcover book designed to be presented without a dust jacket. In modern hardcover publishing, the dust jacket covering the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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