The Grey King
by Susan Cooper
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0701150718
- ISBN 13
- 9780701150716
- Seller
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BACUP, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Grey King by Susan Cooper (Chatto & Windus Ltd, 2nd impression 1977), illustrated by Michael Heslop.
The fourth in 'The Dark is Rising' series and originally published 1975, this copy a 1977 2nd impression.
Hardback in a dustwrapper. pp [10], 208, [4], including b/w illustrations. Size: 9 x 5.75 inches approx. (229mm x 143mm).
Dustwrapper a touch rubbed and worn to extremities; slight 'nick' to head of spine; age tanning; Newbery Medal sticker to front panel a little picked at 9 o'clock position. Pages a touch age toned otherwise appear clean throughout; edges of page-block tanned and a little spotted.
Overall, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
The fourth in 'The Dark is Rising' series and originally published 1975, this copy a 1977 2nd impression.
Hardback in a dustwrapper. pp [10], 208, [4], including b/w illustrations. Size: 9 x 5.75 inches approx. (229mm x 143mm).
Dustwrapper a touch rubbed and worn to extremities; slight 'nick' to head of spine; age tanning; Newbery Medal sticker to front panel a little picked at 9 o'clock position. Pages a touch age toned otherwise appear clean throughout; edges of page-block tanned and a little spotted.
Overall, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
Synopsis
The Grey King is a children's fantasy novel by Susan Cooper which was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1976. It is the fourth of five stories in her young adult Arthurian fantasy cycle, The Dark Is Rising. Elements of Welsh folklore, albeit freely adapted or re-invented by the author, play an important role in the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DBZ1533
- Title
- The Grey King
- Author
- Susan Cooper
- Illustrator
- Michael Heslop
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0701150718
- ISBN 13
- 9780701150716
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Children's Books, Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
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BACUP, Lancashire
About D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller ~ a small general stock with an interest in Northern Topography, Transport, Industrial History, Art & Illustrated, and Children's Books. Selling books online and exhibiting at book fairs in the North of England. Member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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