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Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since October 25, 2019
Fourth Printing. 15 cm x 13.5 cm. Pages not numbered. Woodcut prints on every other page. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. Blindstamped, private library-stamp on endpaper. "This humourous, sad, magical, irresistible account of a Christmas day in a small Welsh town has become a modern classic" (blurb from dustcover). The gorgeous woodcuts help animate the story and lend to it's childlike quality. A very cute and well kept treasure. Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1928. She was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975. In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily-U.S. audience. (Wikipedia) Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 60220AB
Title: A Child's Christmas in Wales. With Woodcuts ...
Publisher: New York, James Laughlin.
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: Soft cover
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
24mo (oblong, 12x15.5cm), stapled wrapper, unpaginated (ca 32pp). Good condition. Upper corners bumped and a little creased throughout, cover rubbed and lightly soiled, contents clear and bright. This item is light and may attract less postage. Pictures available on request. Seller Inventory # 102087
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Stapled wrapper, 15.5x12cm, [32pp]. Good condition. Light wear, creases, and scuff marks. Nicked at head of spine. Price scribbled out at back cover. ISBN: 0460038648. This item is light and may attract less postage. Seller Inventory # 140584
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Raskin, Ellen (illustrator). Very Good small softcover with woodcuts by Ellen Raskin. Seller Inventory # 221003-MB25
Quantity: 1 available