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The Polar Express
por Van Allsburg, Chris
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395389496
- ISBN 13
- 9780395389492
- Livreiro
-
Webster, New York, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 11x0x9. Van Allsburg, Chris. First edition, first printing, in first state jacket without Caldecott Medal, original $15.95 price on jacket flap. Board edges slightly faded, 3 inch scrap along edge of front jacket illustration, 1/2 inch closed tear along top jacket edge, jacket spine and corners a bit soiled, reverse of jacket a bit foxed. 1985 Large Hardcover. [32 pp.] Maroon cloth. The Caldecott Medal winner that inspired the animated film featuring Tom Hanks. For millions of readers around the world, this mysterious journey to the North Pole has become a beloved Christmas classic. "In 1986 The Polar Express was awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal and hit the New York Times bestseller list. Since that time, more than six and a half million copies have been sold, and every December it faithfully reappears on national bestseller lists.
Sinopse
The Polar Express is a 1985 children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. It was adapted as a Oscar nominated live-action motion-capture film in 2004. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm, relaxing storyline. In 1986, it was awarded the Caldecott Medal for children's literature.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 2335042
- Título
- The Polar Express
- Autor
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Ilustrador
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Formato/Encadernação
- Large Hardcover
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0395389496
- ISBN 13
- 9780395389492
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Local de publicação
- Boston
- Data de publicação
- 1985
- Dimensão
- 11x0x9
- Palavras-chave
- CHILDREN CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY JUVENILE HOLIDAYS PICTURE BOOK CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG POLAR EXPRESS BOOKS TO FILM CALDECOTT MEDAL
- X weight
- 20 oz
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Sobre o Vendedor
Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
Sobre Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
