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The Fire-Eaters
by Almond, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0340773820
- ISBN 13
- 9780340773826
- Seller
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About This Item
Hodder Childrens Book, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st printing with full number line. Firmly bound and seems unread. SIGNED on the title page by the author. No further inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent condition. Slight darkening to page edges due to age..
Synopsis
David Almond grew up in a large family in northeastern England and says, “The place and the people have given me many of my stories.” He worked as a postman, a brush salesman, an editor, and a teacher, but began to write seriously after he finished college. His first novel for children, Skellig , was a Michael L. Printz Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book and appeared on many best book of the year lists. His second novel, Kit’s Wilderness , won the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature for young adults. David Almond lives in Newcastle, England, with his partner and their daughter. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dandy Lion Editions
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031415
- Title
- The Fire-Eaters
- Author
- Almond, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340773820
- ISBN 13
- 9780340773826
- Publisher
- Hodder Childrens Book
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- children, teenage, fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Children & Young Adults;
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