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The Emperor of Absurdia
by Riddell, Chris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0061449296
- ISBN 13
- 9780061449291
- Seller
-
The Villages, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Riddell, Chris. Ages 4-8. 1st American Edition, 1st printing (no. line 1-10). Previously printed by Macmillan in Great Britain in 2006. 28 unpaginated pages. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Very small spine head bump line otherwise "Fine" condition. Matching illustrated jacket. Beautifully illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Dust jacket with slight spine head crimping. Edge rippling. Flap fold corners' tip coating wear. Chris Riddell's rendition of a boy's extraordinary dream - where the ordinary seems extraordinary. Mr. Riddell is a two time winner of the most prestigious picture book award in England. His illustrations are so captivating and appealing. D'qualitas Books also has his book titled A Little Bit of Winter with a very appealing rabbit and hedgehog as the main characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122215
- Title
- The Emperor of Absurdia
- Author
- Riddell, Chris
- Illustrator
- Riddell, Chris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0061449296
- ISBN 13
- 9780061449291
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Children's Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 28
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children, fiction, emperor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Picture Books Ages 1-9;
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About the Seller
D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
Biblio member since 2011
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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