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The Matchlock Gun
by Walter D. Edmonds
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
EDMONDS, Walter D[umaux]. The Matchlock Gun. Illustrated by Paul Lantz. NY: Dodd, Mead, 1941. 8vo, xiv 50pp. Beige buckram cloth stamped in brown. Pictorial endpapers; 6 double-page color spreads, 6 full-page and numerous textual b&w illustrations. Light rubbing to lower spine end and corners, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (light edge wear, slight chipping to spine ends and corners, lightly sunned).
First edition. 1942 Newbery Medal Winner! Set in 1756 during the French and Indian War in New York, the story follows 10 year old Edward and his mother as they attempt to protect their home with an ancient Spanish matchlock gun while his father is away in the fighting. A bright copy of this scarce Newbery Medal winner, being in a jacket that still bears the original price of $2.00 and does not have a medal affixed to the cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049269
- Title
- The Matchlock Gun
- Author
- Walter D. Edmonds
- Illustrator
- Paul Lantz
- Format/Binding
- Beige buckram cloth stamped in brown
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1941
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Newbery
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Books of Wonder
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New York, New York
About Books of Wonder
Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
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