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The Dark Canoe
by O'Dell, Scott; Johnson, Milton (Illustrator)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Johnson, Milton. YA novel by the author of "The Island of the Blue Dolphins,'' this one features a 1young boy who sails from Nantucket with his older brothers in attempt to uncover the mystery of a ship that sank in those waters years ago, where they meet death & potential madness themselves! In 165 pages, illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings throughout by Milton Johnson. This is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1968, not a modern reprint! Hardcover book has light olive green cloth-covered boards with a black embossed design to front/lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: nearly as flawless as when first published! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, corners crisp, pages mildly tanned around edges, else unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is Near Fine, downgraded due to very slight edgewear; NO fading, beautifully protected in new 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); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018925
- Title
- The Dark Canoe
- Author
- O'Dell, Scott; Johnson, Milton (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Johnson, Milton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis/New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- YA FICTION NOVEL BOYS TEENAGERS CANOES ADVENTURE SAILING BROTHERS DEATH NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD SUNKEN SHIPS MYSTERY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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