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The White Deer
by THURBER, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: illustrated by the author, dj is damaged on the spine, reinforced with tape on reverse, some wear on edges, back is darkened and lightly foxed, price clipped, book is bound in green cloth with white lettering, a little sunned where dj defective, some foredge and internal foxing, else g. small 8vo, 115pp..
Synopsis
Here is a Thurber world of enchanted deer and seven-headed dragons, of wizards and witches, of riddles and spells, of false love and true. It is the story of a beautiful princess, transformed from a deer, who assigns each of three princes a perilous labor to perform in order to win her hand. Drawings by the Author.
Reviews
On Jul 3 2021, a reader said:
This book was absolutely amazing. The story and content were above my expectations. James Thurber is a wonderful writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mad Hatter Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11H171
- Title
- The White Deer
- Author
- THURBER, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Repr
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Children's & Young Adult
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mad Hatter Books
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About Mad Hatter Books
We are a home based business specialising in 2nd hand and out of print children's books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
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