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The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0439692202
- ISBN 13
- 9780439692205
- Seller
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The Villages, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc., 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Timothy Basil Ering. 1st Edition (stated), 1st printing (full no. line), Sept. 2004. Published the year after the Candlewick edition. Maroon paper over boards. Cover panels look new. Exterior and interior is clean with no writing. Spine is straight with wear confined to spine corners ends' area. Price on bar code. Spine tail has a bend from shelf resting. Corner tip wear. Dust jacket has a hint of wear on two flap fold corners and spine head creasing. See photographs.
Reviews
On Oct 7 2014, a reader said:
It was interesting to see how the strings all came together at the end. A tale about a mouse falling in love with a princess is quite a premise, but DiCamillo is so good, I think her book Edward Tulane is even better.
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Details
- Bookseller
- D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121108
- Title
- The Tale of Despereaux
- Author
- Kate DiCamillo
- Illustrator
- Timothy Basil Ering
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0439692202
- ISBN 13
- 9780439692205
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 269
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- children, fiction, fantasy, rat and princess, good and evil, fairytale, Despereaux Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.", Humorous Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reading-Intermediate;
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About the Seller
D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
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The Villages, Florida
About D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.
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