ISBN: 9780395069639 - The King's Fifth (12 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. There were seven of them when they left the summer camp of Coronado's army and struck out into that unknown land, which is now our great Southwest, to find the golden cities of Cibola. Writing in his cell during the days of his trial for withholding the King's Fifth, or royal share of treasure, Esteban de Sandoval, a young mapmaker, recalls all that happened since they left. The greedy and gold-hungry Captain Mendoza led the party, with an Indian girl, Zia, as a guide, on a hazardous expedition. For Esteban it was all an unbelievable adventure until the moment when he held in his hand a piece of the desired gold and for the first time felt its awful power. Motivations and characterizations are finely drawn.in this excellent novel of the sixteenth century which brings to life people and events. --Library Journal, starred review What a day to celebrate--the day an author who has written a magnificent book comes through with another one which is equally magnificent Scott O'Dell is the author, The King's Fifth is the book he has created to join his multiple prize winner Island of the Blue Dolphins among the greats on young people's bookshelves.It is the story of two journeys.together they make for a magnificent book. --Publishers Weekly Compelling, deeply felt story of a boy who, almost too late, comes to realize the awful cost of the lust for gold in honor and human life. --Booklist. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Ex-library from a local school, with the usual markings on the endpapers. Some small tears and creases to the edges of the DJs, but pages inside are clean and free from markings. Bindings are tight. TJ/Library. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. There were seven of them when they left the summer camp of Coronado's army and struck out into that unknown land, which is now our great Southwest, to find the golden cities of Cibola. Writing in his cell during the days of his trial for withholding the King's Fifth, or royal share of treasure, Esteban de Sandoval, a young mapmaker, recalls all that happened since they left. The greedy and gold-hungry Captain Mendoza led the party, with an Indian girl, Zia, as a guide, on a hazardous expedition. For Esteban it was all an unbelievable adventure until the moment when he held in his hand a piece of the desired gold and for the first time felt its awful power. Motivations and characterizations are finely drawn.in this excellent novel of the sixteenth century which brings to life people and events. --Library Journal, starred review What a day to celebrate--the day an author who has written a magnificent book comes through with another one which is equally magnificent Scott O'Dell is the author, The King's Fifth is the book he has created to join his multiple prize winner Island of the Blue Dolphins among the greats on young people's bookshelves.It is the story of two journeys.together they make for a magnificent book. --Publishers Weekly Compelling, deeply felt story of a boy who, almost too late, comes to realize the awful cost of the lust for gold in honor and human life. --Booklist. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).…

Condition: acceptable. Includes dustjacket. Book shows signs of Use and Wear on Cover s - All Pages are still legible and in Acceptable Condition. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition/4th Printing. Fine/Very Good. Black cloth with silver lettering. The book is unmarked throughout, spine is tight, boards rigid and tips are pointed. Appears unread. The cool wrap around art jacket does not have a price on the jacket but is a stated 4th printing. Also, the cover does NOT have the award sticker. Slight wear and tear along spine and ends and some edges. Looks good in a shiny new plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).…

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Light wear and taped tear to dust jacket. 264 pages. Keywords: Conquistadors, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Samuel Bryant, Adventure, History. Bryant, Samuel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Newbery Honor winner in 1967. 264pp. Hardcover with blind stamped illustration on front board and spine in gilt. Mylar protected dust jacket is price-clipped with minor wear at corners and bottom of spine. 1/4 inch tear at top of spine. Deckled pages. Stated First Printing on copyright page. A historical novel for young readers rom the point of view of a teenage Spanish Conquistador, how the European search for gold in the New World of the Americas affected people's lives and minds. The title refers to the one fifth share of spoils expected by the Spanish Crown. Bryant, Samuel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: As New. Samuel Bryant (illustrator).