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DESERT SONG
by Young, Ed; Johnston, Tony
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good plus plus in near fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0871564912
- ISBN 13
- 9780871564917
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books for Children, 2000. First edition. Very good plus plus in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this lovely bedtime book that finds the creatures of the desert settling in (or coming out) for the night. Ed Young entered the world of illustration as a commercial artist, and this background in compelling visual storytelling is evident in all his books. Over his long career, he has earned two Caldecott Honors and two nominations for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. 11'' x 8.5''. Original green cloth boards. Original unclipped ($15.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [36] pages. Signed by Young to title page, dated '02. Jacket with a hint of sunning to spine, a touch of bumping to spine ends. Binding with light edgewear, a bit of bumping to spine ends; book with a slight lean. Clean and tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46143
- Title
- DESERT SONG
- Author
- Young, Ed; Johnston, Tony
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus plus in near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0871564912
- ISBN 13
- 9780871564917
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books for Children
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Picture Book,Post-WWII,US American,21st century,Bedtime Book,Asian American
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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