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The Lady with the Ship on Her Head (signed)
by Lattimore, Deborah Nourse
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0152435255
- ISBN 13
- 9780152435257
- Seller
-
Flossmoor, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. Ex-lib with pocket on front pastedown; unpaginated; First edition stated, first printing; else Good in red cloth titled in gilt over blue boards decorated in gilt; no dustjacket. Crossed-out information on the front free endpaper (probably the name of the person it was signed to) and on the title page. Boards are badly rubbed on the edges and corners, and there are a few areas - two large areas on the back in particular - where there must have been some tape removed, lifting the blue paper and leaving white. Signed by the author, along with a drawing of a lady with a ship on her head. Interior of the book is totally clean and crisp, with brilliantly detailed color illustrations. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Deborah Nourse Lattimore. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Synopsis
Madame Pompenstance decides to decorate her hair with seashells in a desperate attempt to win the prize for the Best Headdress at the Fancy Dress Ball, but she doesn’t notice the ship that sails onto her head when she bends down to gather shells at the beach. “Lattimore has crafted exquisite, historically accurate illustrations that will provide as much mirth as her tongue-in-cheek tale.”-- Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Seller
- Cat's Cradle Booksellers
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001741
- Title
- The Lady with the Ship on Her Head (signed)
- Author
- Lattimore, Deborah Nourse
- Illustrator
- Deborah Nourse Lattimore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0152435255
- ISBN 13
- 9780152435257
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Children Fiction Humor Juvenile Illustrated
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Flossmoor, Illinois
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