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The Dancing Bear
by Dickinson, Peter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0575014210
- ISBN 13
- 9780575014213
- Seller
-
The Villages, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: V. Gollancz, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, Assumed 1st printing, 1972. No other printings listed. Original price £1.50 net at bottom of dust jacket corner. 237 pp. 8vo. No other price listed. Unclipped corners. Panels are in excellent conditions. Light spine end bends due to shelf resting. Spine lean. None of these minor flaws are easily observed: one edge indent, minute wear on one corner, and one white back cover bottom dot. Tight pages, appears unread. Clean. Dust jacket has a few tiny spine head lines/wrinkles. Jacket inside has bottom wavy discoloration line and small area of tanning. A couple of fore edge flap fold color coating chips. Synopsis: Set in the sixth century of the Byzantine Empire, the daughter of a great lord is captured by Huns. The lord's slave Sylvester, the slave's bear Bubba,, and a dirty old saint head off is pursuit of the girl. One adventure after another leads them to the tent of Hun Kahn. A captivating adventurous tale with a laughable yet dangerous bear and the bear's determined human companions' encounters to rescue the girl despite clashing customs and cultures.
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- Bookseller
- D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121295
- Title
- The Dancing Bear
- Author
- Dickinson, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0575014210
- ISBN 13
- 9780575014213
- Publisher
- V. Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 237
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- children, fiction, historical, bear, dancing bears, Huns, Byzantine Empire Action & Adventure, Ancient Civilizations, Bears
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage-Children; Reading-Young Teens;
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About the Seller
D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
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The Villages, Florida
About D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
D'Qualitas Books Et. Al. is a family operated internet bookstore. We offer a variety of used books that we have accumulated from various sources. Our specialties include Children and Adult Collector Books, Children and Adult Classic Books, First Editions, Out-of-Print Books, and general stock. All books that are listed are in our possession. They have been individually selected, and we conscientiously grade and describe them.
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