The Door in the Wall
by De Angeli, Marguerite
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Junior Books, Doubleday & Co, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Nice copy of this classic Newbery-winning tale from De Angeli. Very good with some tanning to edges of boards in very good jacket with chipping to spine ends, most notably, 1/2" loss at heel, near fold of front panel. Edge wear and chipping to corners present as well. Original price of $2.50 in tact, and there is no Newbery sticker to cover. Stated first edition, 1949. Signed, inscribed, and dated by De Angeli in 1950 on the title page.
Synopsis
The Door in the Wall is a 1949 novel by Marguerite de Angeli that received the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1950.
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- Peruse the Stacks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2080
- Title
- The Door in the Wall
- Author
- De Angeli, Marguerite
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Junior Books, Doubleday & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
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GIG HARBOR, Washington
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Chipping
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- Inscribed
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