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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
by Van Allsburg, Chris
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0395353939
- ISBN 13
- 9780395353936
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Collection of 14 mysterious drawings discovered by the author at the home of Harris Burdick, which he presents here as pieces of a puzzle to be solved by the reader's imagination! A First Edition, 8th Printing from 1984, this hardcover book has soft peach cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: like new except for former owner's name sticker on ffep. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: marred only by slight rubbing to extremities, both ends of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. BONUS: order any other book by this author & take 20% off! SORRY: No expedited or international shipping without preapproval of extra postage (at least double due to USPS rates).
Synopsis
Fourteen black-and-white drawings, each accompanied by a title and a caption, entice readers to make up his or her own story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019580
- Title
- The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
- Author
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Illustrator
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0395353939
- ISBN 13
- 9780395353936
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- PUZZLE MYSTERY ARTIST PICTURES DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- New
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- Gilt
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