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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Wolves Chronicles, Book I) Hardcover - 1963

by Aiken, Joan

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Gorey, Edward; Marriott, Pat. First book in the author's "Wolves Chronicles,'' for young adult (YA) readers, AND an unusual secondary collectible title featuring the artwork of the late, great Edward Gorey, who, though unattributed here, did the cover/spine art. Interior illustrations (pen-and-ink drawings) by Pat Marriott, which look amazingly Gorey-like. First published in 1962, this is a Young America Book Club Edition, c. 1963. Hardcover 8vo has brightly decorated paper over boards, with slight spine darkening. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally bright & clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages rather heavily tanned, especially around edges, but completely unmarked. Very mild rubbing to both ends of spine & all corners is only flaw. No DJ, as issued (these book club ones never had them). Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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  • Title The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Wolves Chronicles, Book I)
  • Author Aiken, Joan
  • Illustrator Gorey, Edward; Marriott, Pat
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Book Club Edition (BCE)
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 181
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York
  • Date 1963
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 023130
  • ISBN 9780440496038 / 0440496039
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1020
  • Library of Congress subjects England, Adventure and adventurers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 75374349
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the publisher

JOAN AIKEN was born in Sussex in 1924. She wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the 20 century. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which the Lewis Carroll prize-winning The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title. Throughout her lifetime she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States, the Guardian Award for Fiction for The Whispering Mountain, and was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999 for her services to children's books. She died in 2004.

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Chase, the great house that stood on an open eminence in the heart of the wold.

From the jacket flap

In this chilling beginning to The Wolves Chronicles, two little cousins are left in the care of an evil governess. They escape and travel 400 miles to London with their friend Simon and his geese.
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

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"A masterpiece...a copybook lesson in those virtues that a classic children's book must possess."--Time.

About the author

JOAN AIKEN was born in Sussex in 1924. She wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the 20 century. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which the Lewis Carroll prize-winning The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title. Throughout her lifetime she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States, the Guardian Award for Fiction for The Whispering Mountain, and was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999 for her services to children's books. She died in 2004.

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