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HENRY'S QUEST
by Oakley, Graham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0689311729
- ISBN 13
- 9780689311727
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1986. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Near Fine. Graham Oakley. Oblong octavo, 8.75 in. x 11.75 in. Unpaginated. Green cloth boards with black title to spine. Very light rubbing to board edges. Superb dustjacket, protected in mylar. Oakley's colorful art brings to life a brave soldier's quest to find gasoline for the king's heirloom car.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87172
- Title
- HENRY'S QUEST
- Author
- Oakley, Graham
- Illustrator
- Graham Oakley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0689311729
- ISBN 13
- 9780689311727
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- environmental stories
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
About Aardvark Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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