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THE GOBLIN UNDER THE STAIRS.
by (McCaffery, Janet). Calhoun, Mary
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: William Morrow & Company, (1968)., (1968).. Very good. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JANET McCAFFERY - Oblong octavo, 8 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide. Teal boards titled in yellow on the spine and with a vignette in yellow on the front cover, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The edges of the faintly warped covers are very slightly rubbed and there is minor wear to the top edges of the dust jacket. [32] unnumbered pages, profusely illustrated in color throughout by Janet McCaffery. Very good.
First edition. Inscribed & signed in ink by the illustrator Janet McCaffery opposite the title page. RARE thus.
"In English folklore there are many tales about the boggart. He is a tiny goblin-man all covered with shaggy hair, and he is said to appear in different forms to different people..... When the little boy looks at him through a knothole in the wall, he sees a winking, grinning playmate. The wife sees a neat little servant man who will help her with the housework, and the farmer sees an evil-looking creature who will torment them all." [Quoted from the dust wrapper blurb].
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97092
- Title
- THE GOBLIN UNDER THE STAIRS.
- Author
- (McCaffery, Janet). Calhoun, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- [New York]: William Morrow & Company, (1968).
- Date Published
- (1968).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; JANET MCCAFFERY; MARY CALHOUN; FIRST EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; THE GOBLIN UNDER THE STAIRS; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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