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Kingdom of the Golden Dragon.
by ALLENDE**, ISABEL:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE./Near FINE.
- ISBN 10
- 000717747X
- ISBN 13
- 9780007177479
- Seller
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About This Item
UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1-10.Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with gilt,white and orange lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj inevitably but lightly sunned/faded with orange lettering faded to white.An approx 1.5" in-production vertical wrinkle/crease to front panel of dw/dj towards the bottom right-hand corner with concomitant scoring to corresponding area of the board beneath. Top edges lightly age and dust-soiled with some minimal,light and sporadic spotting/foxing,fore-edges brighter,cleaner and foxing-free; contents bright,tight, clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain light blue endpapers.UK,12mo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-437pp [paginated] includes 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,double-page contents list/table,and 2pp blanks at the rear of book. Want more Isabel ALLENDE titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2,CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED and BIOGRAPHY catalogues. From one of the world's best-loved storytellers comes a magical novel of adventure and discovery - the sequel to Isabel Allende's bestselling 'City of the Beasts'. Sixteen-year-old Alex Cold,his friend Nadia and his eccentric grandmother Kate embark on a journey to a mysterious,hidden land high in the Himalayas.There they find that the peaceful,spiritual lifestyle of the Forbidden Kingdom,which has remained unchanged for generations,is under threat.'the Collector',a rich westerner,is plotting to steal the Golden Dragon,a valuable statue that can foretell the future. . . Full of the imagination and wonder that has made Isabel Allende one of the world's bestselling authors, 'Kingdom of the Golden Dragon' is an enthralling work of fiction that will delight the thousands of readers who bought and loved 'City of the Beasts'. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
Synopsis
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon (El Reino del dragon de oro) is a book published in 2004 by Isabel Allende. Part two of a trilogy, it is the sequel to City of the Beasts. The third part is Forest of the Pygmies.
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- Bookseller
- R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- rja608516
- Title
- Kingdom of the Golden Dragon.
- Author
- ALLENDE**, ISABEL:
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE.
- Jacket Condition
- Near FINE.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 000717747X
- ISBN 13
- 9780007177479
- Publisher
- LONDON.FLAMINGO/HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS,2004.
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- April 5, 2004
- Keywords
- q52.CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 000717747X.The House of Spirits.Sequel novel_City of the Beasts.Fiction_Himalayas_Forbidden Kingdom.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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- CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED;
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