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June 29, 1999
by Wiesner, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0395597625
- ISBN 13
- 9780395597620
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Wiesner, David. Fantastic tale in which a third-grade New Jersey girl's science project goes stunningly awry! A FIRST EDITION, First printing, SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a personalized inscription to ffep, this oblong hardcover small 4to (11" x 9.25") has an orange cloth-wrapped spine, lettered in bright silver, with light blue paper over the remaining boards & stamped silver design to front. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages stark white & unmarked, watercolor illustrations vivid. FLAW: mild fraying to head of spine in two places. Very mild rubbing to lower extremities. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with 2 tiny 1/4" unclosed tears to head of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free (removed for photo)! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
The lively imagination of Caldecott medalist David Wiesner forecasts astounding goings-on for a Tuesday in the not too distant future -- an occurrence of gigantic vegetal proportions.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022154
- Title
- June 29, 1999
- Author
- Wiesner, David
- Illustrator
- Wiesner, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0395597625
- ISBN 13
- 9780395597620
- Publisher
- Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- SIGNED FIRST EDITION CHILDREN ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS NEW JERSEY GIRLS SCIENCE PROJECT PLANTS SEEDS FANTASY
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