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Fabulous Beasts
by Lurie, Alison
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Book near fine, save for remainder mark, small, bottom book edge. Lower front
- ISBN 10
- 0374322422
- ISBN 13
- 9780374322427
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Farrar Straus Giroux., 1981. 1st American edition. Published in England also 1981.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Book near fine, save for remainder mark, small, bottom book edge. Lower front jacket 1-inch closed tear. Slight jacket spine end wear.. Beisner, Monika (Pictures by).. 1 First edition. Light red cloth over boards. 32 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. For children and fantasy art lovers of all stripes: In the wild and distant worldly places, travelers in days of old brought back tales of odd beasts. In this collection of Alison Lurie's tales: the habitats and habits of the Unicorn, the Catoblepas, the Roc, the Simurgh, the Mimic Dog, and others. Illustrations in full color by Monika Beisner place these wondrous creatures in their habitats. This creative team had earlier collaborated on "The Heavenly Zoo".
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.84640004182
- Title
- Fabulous Beasts
- Author
- Lurie, Alison
- Illustrator
- Beisner, Monika (Pictures by).
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Book near fine, save for remainder mark, small, bottom book edge. Lower front
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st American edition. Published in England also 1981.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374322422
- ISBN 13
- 9780374322427
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Moniker Beisner, artist|The Heavenly Zoo|Unicorn|Catoblepas|Roc, the Simurgh|Mimic Dog
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Picture-books;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Biblio member since 2017
Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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