The Falcon Bow: an Arctic Legend
by Houston, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Faint, barely noticeable sunning to board edges; else excellent copy; pages are bright and free o
- ISBN 10
- 068950411X
- ISBN 13
- 9780689504112
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1986. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Faint, barely noticeable sunning to board edges; else excellent copy; pages are bright and free of marks and creases; binding is square and tight. in fine dust-jacket. Octavo in blue cloth boards in blue and green illus. glossy dust jacket; illus. 94 p., 22 cm. Abstract: "Kungo, a young Inuit, seeks to prevent a bloody feud when his people and a rival Indian tribe find themselves in competition for dwindling food supplies."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83857
- Title
- The Falcon Bow: an Arctic Legend
- Author
- Houston, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Faint, barely noticeable sunning to board edges; else excellent copy; pages are bright and free o
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- ISBN 10
- 068950411X
- ISBN 13
- 9780689504112
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Inuit, Children's, Fiction, Eskimos
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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