The House of Sixty Fathers
by DeJong, Meindert
- Used
- Condition
- Book VG: gift inscription front paste down, name on FFEP and rear endpaper, mlld age toning to endpapers, text clean, binding ti/DJ G: age toning, chipping, tape shadow, spine sunned, holes, not clipped
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Row, 1956. hardcover. Book VG: gift inscription front paste down, name on FFEP and rear endpaper, mlld age toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight./DJ G: age toning, chipping, tape shadow, spine sunned, holes, not clipped. Maurice Sendak. 8vo from front flap: "The scene of this latest book by Mr. DeJong is China, during the Japanese occupation. Young Tien Pao is alone on his family's sampan when the boat breaks loose from its moorings and is caught by the rushing waters of the river. When the sampan finally lands, Tien Pao is in Japanese territory. With only his pig for company, he starts on the long and difficult journey back to Hengyang and his parents." #01928.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1866
- Title
- The House of Sixty Fathers
- Author
- DeJong, Meindert
- Illustrator
- Maurice Sendak
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG: gift inscription front paste down, name on FFEP and rear endpaper, mlld age toning to endpapers, text clean, binding ti
- Jacket Condition
- DJ G: age toning, chipping, tape shadow, spine sunned, holes, not clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- children, literature, maurice sendak, japan, china, fiction
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...