JUMP SHY
by Houston, Joan
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1956. Brown hardcover library binding square and tight. Black tape on corners, spine sticker, rubbing and wear to covers. Stickers and stamps on endpapers, back pocket intact, general wear but good READING COPY. Stated first printing. 261 pages. Precedes Horse Show Hurdles about a girl named Tam and her sister Cynnie. In this one, Tam meets the black horse Merlin and helps him get over his fear of jumping. Many things happen before summer's end - including the thrill of competing and the fear of Tam losing the horse she loves. Great illustrations by Paul Brown throughout (including some of the mischievous Irish Terrier, Riot!). Illus. by Brown, Paul. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013303
- Title
- JUMP SHY
- Author
- Houston, Joan
- Illustrator
- Brown, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses - Children and Juvenile Fiction; Horses - Illus by Paul Brown;
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Deja Vu Books
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About the Seller
Deja Vu Books
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Poplar Grove, Illinois
About Deja Vu Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Library Binding
- A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.