A fable. Superficially the story of an evil owl and his vanquishers. On a deeper level it is a reaffirmation of love, loyalty, respect and friendship while pointing to the loneliness and insecurity of tyranny and evil.
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Seller: Avenue Victor Hugo Books, Newmarket, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by author and inscribed to a previous owner on title page. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 211 pages, blue boards; and with 8 b&w full page drawings by Ron Miller. A near fine, clean, hardcover first edition, first printing, BUT with a 1/2" area of rubbing to the cover edge at the bottom and again at the bottom fore-corners ; hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a very good, lightly edgeworn and price-clipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 1510
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust Wrapper painting and internal illustrations by Ron Miller, typography by Jim Lebbad (illustrator). First Edition. [New York]: Berkley Publishing Corporation / G. P. Putnam's Sons 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. "On the surface.the alternately funny and frightening, but always moving, story of an evil owl's attempt to rule in a world of eternal darkness". 213 pages, illustrated. VG+ copy [minor bumping, scattered top edge foxing, shallow upper corner crimping to several consecutive pages] with a remainder mark in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with a short bottom edge tear to the front panel. See photo clph. Seller Inventory # 4163
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0399125337I3N00
Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in fine condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition with faint edge wear. We are a brick-and-mortar store and sell our own inventory. Seller Inventory # 069131
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # mon0004189816
Seller: HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS, Costa Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. First Edition First Printing. Seller Inventory # 3476
Seller: North Country Books, Milton, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine/Fine. First edition. Hardcover and dust jacket are like new with no faults to note (e.g, tight, clean and unmarked, dj not price-clipped, not faded). A lovely copy. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. Seller Inventory # 24057