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Arrow to the Sun (Caldecott Medal, Signed)
by McDermott, Gerald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1974 Cloth hard cover with a hint of wear to extremities, slight spine lean; in dust jacket with light rubbing and creasing to edges, small loss to top corner, original price intact ($6.95), no award seal. Pueblo hero tale retold and illustrated by McDermott. A Caldecott Medal winner. First editions are scarce. This copy is signed by McDermott on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Gerald McDermott. Oblong 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009158
- Title
- Arrow to the Sun (Caldecott Medal, Signed)
- Author
- McDermott, Gerald
- Illustrator
- Gerald McDermott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- Oblong 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- native American interest, Pueblo Indians, Caldecott Award
- Bookseller catalogs
- Caldecott Medal & Honor Books;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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