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The House in the Night (Signed X2)
by Swanson, Susan Marie
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0618862447
- ISBN 13
- 9780618862443
- Seller
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Farmington, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
SIGNED X2, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (complete number line to 1) Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 2008. NEW. Signed by Susan Swanson (the Author) and by Beth Krommes (the Illustrator) directly on the Title Page, no inscription. Dust Jacket Fine in Brodart protective cover, Clean, no wear, no tears. Text Clean, no marks, does not have the Caldecott sticker. Binding Tight and Square. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Not book club. A beautiful double-signed copy of the book which won the 2009 Caldecott Medal. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Synopsis
A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in this Caldecott Medal-winning bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers—a key, a bed, the moon—this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe.
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- Bookseller
- McInBooks, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 870 CHILD241
- Title
- The House in the Night (Signed X2)
- Author
- Swanson, Susan Marie
- Illustrator
- Krommes, Beth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed X2, First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0618862447
- ISBN 13
- 9780618862443
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2008
- LCCN
- 2007012921
- Keywords
- Caldecott Medal Winner
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
McInBooks, IOBA
I guarantee my books 100%. If you are dissatisfied for any reason, notify me for return directions. Return it in same condition sent, and I will gladly issue a full refund.
About the Seller
McInBooks, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Farmington, New Mexico
About McInBooks, IOBA
Welcome to McInBooks. I specialize in Modern Signed First Editions and other Fine Books.
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- Number Line
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Remainder Mark
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