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Book of Scary Things
by Showers, Paul
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, 1977 Pictorial boards, faint mark to endpapers and wear to spine ends; color pictorial dust jacket with edge wear, price clipped. A book about all of the different things people are afraid of and why it's okay to be afraid sometimes. Detailed and wonderful illustrated in b&w throughout. This copy is inscribed by Diana Klemin who was the Art Director for Doubleday from 1953 to 1987, she also authored children's books and books about children's books. Her papers are housed at the DeGrummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi.. Inscribed By Art Director. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Susan Perl. Square 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008810
- Title
- Book of Scary Things
- Author
- Showers, Paul
- Illustrator
- Susan Perl
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- Square 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fear, phobias, overcoming Fear
- Bookseller catalogs
- Halloween, Ghosts and Monsters!;
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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- Spine
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