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The Various
by Steve Augarde
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Caterham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by David Fickling Books, Oxford; 2003. 8vo. 1st UK Edition, 1st Printing of this award-winning children's book. The book is in Fine condition with bright tight leaves, original blue cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to the spine. The dustjacket is also in Fine condition, with just some very marginal rubbing to the rear panel. A l
Synopsis
*It is a fact, an absolute fact, that there are creatures on the surface of this earth that have never been observed by man... We may think we have seen all that there is to be seen on this tiny planet of ours. We most certainly have not.* There have been stories of the "little people" - piskies, fairies, Jack O'Lanterns, call them what you will - ever since the world began. Quiet rumors and whispered hearsay are all they amount to, until a twelve-year-old child discovers the truth, hidden away among the briars and brambles high above the Somerset wetlands. The truth is strange and wild - and sometimes deadly... *You have been granted three wishes, and* The Various *is but the first.*
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Details
- Bookseller
- Everlasting Editions
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52
- Title
- The Various
- Author
- Steve Augarde
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David Fickling Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Various, Augured, children, first, edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Everlasting Editions
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Caterham, Surrey
About Everlasting Editions
Everlasting Editions sells beautiful rare, collectible and signed first edition books to treasure for a lifetime. We offer a wide range of books rom a variety of genres, but specialising in Modern First Editions and Children's First Editions. Whether you simply collect for the joy of owning beautiful rare books or whether you believe, as we do, that they are a worthwhile investment in a time of economic difficulties, we are confident that we have the right book for you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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