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Uncle
de Martin, J. P. (Author) & Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1590172396
- ISBN 13
- 9781590172391
- Librería
-
Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: New York Review Children's Collection. Very Good+. 2007. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. 1590172396 . Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, first printing of this new edition (was originally published in 1964) as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on the copyright page, red cloth spine and color-illustrated covers, the book has moderate bumps to the top corners but no other remarkable flaws, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, "If you think Babar is the only storybook elephant with a cult following, then you haven't med Uncle, the presiding pachyderm of a wild fictional universe that has been collecting accolades from children and adults for going on fifty years"; ; 160 pages .
Sinopsis
J. P. Martin (1880-1966) was born in Scarborough in 1880. He was the son and grandson of Methodist ministers, and entered the ministry in 1902. He served as an Army chaplain in the First World War in Palestine. His published his Uncle stories at the urging of his children, for whom he created. After the last war, he moved to the village of Timberscombe in Somerset, where he served in the small chapel. Six Uncle books were published in the series, the last in 1973, seven years after his death. Quentin Blake (1932-- ) is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful illustrators and children's authors. He has illustrated nearly 300 books. He has also illustrated classic books for adults, and created his own characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs Armitage. He taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986. He has won many awards and prizes, and was made an CBE in 2005. He as appointed the first Children's Laureate in 1999.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Mainly Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 050169
- Título
- Uncle
- Autor
- Martin, J. P. (Author) & Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Edición
- 1st Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 1590172396
- ISBN 13
- 9781590172391
- Editorial
- New York Review Children's Collection
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007
- Palabras clave
- 1590172396
- Catálogos del vendedor
- CHILDREN;
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Sobre el vendedor
Mainly Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Silverdale, Pennsylvania
Sobre Mainly Books
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
