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The Secret of Platform 13

The Secret of Platform 13

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The Secret of Platform 13

by Ibbotson, Eva

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Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 2 minor cover blemishes at top and bottom edge (1/4-inch each). Else as new.
ISBN 10
0141302860
ISBN 13
9780141302867
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Puffin Books, 1999. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 2 minor cover blemishes at top and bottom edge (1/4-inch each). Else as new.. Porter, Sue. 0 231 p. Contains: Illustrations. Youth fantasy literature. Under Platform 13 in one of London's busiest train stations is an old doorway with peeling posters. Behind it is the entrance to a magical kingdom complete with mermaids, ogres and mistmakers. Their Prince is kidnapped by beastly Mrs. Trottle. Can his rescuers find him?

Synopsis

A forgotten door on an abandoned railway platform is the entrance to a magical kingdom--an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and other wonderful creatures. Carefully hidden from the world, the Island is only accessible when the door opens for nine days every nine years. When the beastly Mrs. Trottle kidnaps the Island's young prince, it's up to a strange band of rescuers to save him. But can the rescuers--an ogre, a hag, a wizard, and a fey--sneak around London unnoticed? Fans of Roald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, and E. Nesbit will delight in this comic fantasy.

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Bookseller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
Alibris.0004446
Title
The Secret of Platform 13
Author
Ibbotson, Eva
Illustrator
Porter, Sue
Format/Binding
Trade paperback
Book Condition
New Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 2 minor cover blemishes at top and bottom edge (1/4-inch each). Else as new.
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0141302860
ISBN 13
9780141302867
Publisher
Puffin Books
Place of Publication
New York, New York, U.s.a.
Date Published
1999
Keywords
Youth
Bookseller catalogs
Youth Fiction;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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