WHEN BIRDS COULD TALK AND BATS COULD SING
by HAMILTON, Virginia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1996. MOSER, Barry. HAMILTON, Viriginia. WHEN BIRDS COULD TALK & BATS COULD SING. Illustrated by Barry Moser. NY: Blue Sky Press, [1996]. First Edition, first printing. Quarto, cloth and red boards stamped in gilt in dust jacket. Signed by Hamilton and Moser on a tipped-in bookplate on the dedication page. A beautifully illustrated collection of stories based on African American folktales from the Plantation era in the South. Fine in d/j. $85.00.
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- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1718
- Title
- WHEN BIRDS COULD TALK AND BATS COULD SING
- Author
- HAMILTON, Virginia
- Illustrator
- MOSER, Barry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1996
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