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THE THIEF LORD
by Funke, Cornelia
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in fine jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0439404371
- ISBN 13
- 9780439404372
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Chicken House / Scholastic, 2002. Near fine in fine jacket.. Inscribed first US edition of Funke's self-illustrated young adult novel, the first of her many engaging and internationally popular fantasies to be translated into English. 8'' x 5.5''. Original quarter blue cloth with blue boards. Purple endpapers. In original unclipped ($16.95) pictorial dust jacket by Christian Birmingham. Map by Lothar Meier, interior illustrations by the author. 349, [1] pages. Inscribed by Funke on front free endpaper with accompanying sketch in silver ink. Some offsetting in gutter of front endpapers. Very faint sunning to edges of boards and jacket; slight hint of bumping to spine ends.
Synopsis
The Thief Lord is a 2000 children's book by German author Cornelia Funke, whose books have been published in many other languages. It is available in English from Chicken House Publishing, Ltd and Scholastic. It was published in German in 2000 and translated into English by Oliver Latsch in 2002 for The Chicken House publishing company. It was also adapted into a film in 2006.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48219
- Title
- THE THIEF LORD
- Author
- Funke, Cornelia
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0439404371
- ISBN 13
- 9780439404372
- Publisher
- The Chicken House / Scholastic
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- In Translation,Woman Author,Fantasy,21st century,YA,Germany
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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