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THE HOUSE OF WINGS
by Byars, Betsy
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670380253
- ISBN 13
- 9780670380251
- Seller
-
Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Viking Press, 1972., 1972. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Daniel Schwartz. Octavo, hardcover, VG ex library copy in near fine green pictorial dj in mylar. Left with his grandfather until his parents are settled in Detroit, Sammy learns to respect and love the old man as they care for an injured crane together. 142 pp. plus notes on author.
Synopsis
The House of Wings by Betsy Byars is an intense short story about a young boy left in the care of his strange grandfather and a house full of tame birds. The surly young man must find a way to relate to the equally surly old man in this tale of self discovery.
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Details
- Seller
- bookwitch (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 64083
- Title
- THE HOUSE OF WINGS
- Author
- Byars, Betsy
- Illustrator
- Daniel Schwartz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0670380253
- ISBN 13
- 9780670380251
- Publisher
- Viking Press, 1972.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...