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The Slave Dancer
by Fox, Paula; Eros Keith [Illustrator]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Scarsdale, New York: Bradbury Press, Inc, 1973. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First edition. [xii], 176 pp. Publisher's cream-colored cloth, blind stamped front, gilt lettering to spine. Near Fine with just a hint of foxing to edges, small scuff to paste down, in Very Good+ dust jacket with sunned spine panel, worn head, top edge of back flap nibbled, unclipped ($5.95). A Newbery Medal-winning children's novel about a boy who witnesses the mid-19th century transatlantic slave trade, playing his fife to make slaves on a ship dance and stretch their legs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940672
- Title
- The Slave Dancer
- Author
- Fox, Paula; Eros Keith [Illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Scarsdale, New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Newbery Medal
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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