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The Dragon of an Ordinary Family
by Mahy, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
HHeinemann, London, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury. Illustrated endpapers, showing the growth of the Dragon, the title page continues the growth of said Dragon and the text is illustrated (every second page full colour illustration) by Helen Oxenbury. Illustrated laminated boards (wraparound) with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Bumping to the backstrip edges and to the book corners, the underlying board is visible at the book corners. The front hinge has cracked and the underlying sewing is visible. Six pages from the rear of the text the lower left-hand corner has become somewhat torn. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), same illustration as for underlying board with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges. In fact the top backstrip edge is missing the first 0.25 ". Rubbing it to the dustwrapper panels and dustwrapper edges. There is a 0.5 " tear to the top left-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel, a previous owner has supported the tear with tape, tape still in situ on the outside of the dustwrapper. Clipping to the dustwrapper, front court over, lower right-hand corner. When Mrs. Belsaki accuses her husband of being a fuddy-duddy because he wouldn't buy their son, Gaylord, a pet, Mr. Belsaki came home with a small dragon. The dragon didn't say small for long, and thereby hangs a tale. Size: Oblong 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" tall but wider. Not paginated – 36 pages.. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; illustrated. Inventory No: 0111931. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111931
- Title
- The Dragon of an Ordinary Family
- Author
- Mahy, Margaret
- Illustrator
- Helen Oxenbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- HHeinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB2 children's, illustrated, dragons, adventure, Helen Oxenbury – Illustrator Children; illustrated. Helen Oxenbury Unbranded Mahy, Margaret The Dragon of an Ordinary Family
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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