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The Black Snowman
by Mendez, Phil; Byard, Carole (Illustrator)
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0590405535
- ISBN 13
- 9780590405539
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Scholastic Inc., 1989. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Byard, Carole. A magical & powerful story for Xmas about a young African American boy living in poverty in the inner city who summons the magical powers of the "kente,'' a beautifully colored African cloth that accompanied the people of the Ashanti tribe across the ocean when they were sold into slavery, to find joy & pride in his identity. Lavishly illustrated on every page by Carole Byard. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989, this softcover book has colorfully decorated wrappers. Unpaginated. Condition is Fine: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright. Near perfection! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021448
- Title
- The Black Snowman
- Author
- Mendez, Phil; Byard, Carole (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Byard, Carole
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0590405535
- ISBN 13
- 9780590405539
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN XMAS CHRISTMAS POOR POVERTY MAGIC TRIBAL TRIBES AFRICA ANCESTORS MAGICAL REALISM SNOWMEN BROTHERS FICTION CHILDREN PICTURE BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Holiday-Halloween/Christmas/Hanukkah/Other; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / African/Black Americans;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Crisp
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