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The Ark
by Benary-Isbert, Margot, and Warren, Clara (Translated by), and Winston, Richard (Translated by)
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair. Age-toning. Stress to covers w/ creasing, minor soiling. Back cover small surface impressions, light damp stain, back cove
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: A Voyager Book / Harcourt, Brace & World., 1953. Trade paperback. Fair. Age-toning. Stress to covers w/ creasing, minor soiling. Back cover small surface impressions, light damp stain, back cover.. 1 246 p. Illustrated paper covers: art in oranges, tan, red, green, picturing an old railroad car, a girl and two animals. Youth Classic Fiction: Set in post-war Germany, a fatherless family of 4 children exists in a 2-room apartment. Husband and father, if still alive, could find them there from a prison camp in Russia. Cold, poor, but together, they were Mrs. Lechow, son Matthias at work, Joey and Andrea in school, and shy Margret whose only friend was the landlady's cat. They found farm work at Rowan Farm, and an old railroad car, the Ark, suitable for the family. Presented is a realistic story of the aftermath of war in a defeated country, showing the daily life of ordinary people.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.YC1670010016
- Title
- The Ark
- Author
- Benary-Isbert, Margot, and Warren, Clara (Translated by), and Winston, Richard (Translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair. Age-toning. Stress to covers w/ creasing, minor soiling. Back cover small surface impressions, light damp stain, back cove
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- A Voyager Book / Harcourt, Brace & World.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Aftermath of war in a defeated country|Youth Classic Fiction: Set in post-war Germany
- Bookseller catalogs
- Youth Classics;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Biblio member since 2017
Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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- Trade Paperback
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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