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MUGGIE MAGGIE
by Cleary, Beverly
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688085539
- ISBN 13
- 9780688085537
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Beverly Cleary (1916-2021), the much beloved Newberry Award-winning author, on the front flyleaf. "Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her." Illustrated by Kay Life. Octavo. Original green paper-covered boards over a red cloth spine, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a clean and bright dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74327
- Title
- MUGGIE MAGGIE
- Author
- Cleary, Beverly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0688085539
- ISBN 13
- 9780688085537
- Publisher
- Morrow Junior Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Illustrated Books, Penmanship, Cursive Writing
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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