About this title: Ostracized by his tribe for not throwing his spear during the hunt, a boy wanders the forest where almost by accident he discovers the principle of the bow and arrow thereby changing the life of his own people and that of the neighboring tribes.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rand McNally
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good 1968 Rand McNally 1st printing ex-library in library binding hardcover no DJ. Expected library markings. Pocket removed from inside back cover. Minor wear to edges and corners of boards. Outside page edges are a bit age soiled. Binding is solid. Pages are unmarked. All orders ship with tracking number and email confirmation. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. The corners are a little bumped on the book, but the interior is very tight and bright. The dust jacket has some edgewear including 4 rips of less than an inch in length. There is also discoloration on the back of the dust jacket on the top two inches. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rand Mcnally And Company, Illinois
Date Published: 1968
Description: Ambrus. Very Good in Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR WITH SMALL TEAR TO EDGES. BROWN CLOTH COVER WITH LIGHT STAINING. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE SLIGHT STAINING WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. LIBRARY STICKERS TORN FROM DUST JACKET. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rand Mcnally And Company, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Ambrus. Very Good in Very Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR WITH SMALL TEAR TO EDGES AND PRICE CLIPPED. BROWN CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT STAMPED "DISCARD". SLIGHT STAINING TO END SHEETS. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Pictorial Cover
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company
Date Published: 1968
Description: Victor Ambrus. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Ex-Library Very minor wear. Pages are clean. DJ flap glued to front cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins, London, U.K.
Date Published: 1964
Description: VERY GOOD/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. Crisp, clean, unmarked, nearly perfect boards, no foxing, NOT ex-lib. Clipped DJ has light edge wear, one small chip, a few short closed edge tears. 5.5" by 8", 144 pages. A classic of juvenile fiction from this English author. This story is set at the time of Primaeval Man, and describes the invention of the bow and arrow. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins, U.K.
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good +/Good ++ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Ex-Library Red bds with gilt title to spine. Bump to spine ends and corners. Usual library markings. Some staining to outer edge of text block. Text Good +. Unclipped dustjacket in clear protective sleeve sellotaped to bds. Some creasing to jacket edges. Rub to jacket corners. read more
Description: Collins, London, 1964. Hard Cover. 12mo, First Edition. Book Condition: Good. Ex school library. Overall a clean square copy. Dust Jacket: Good Minus. Edge wear and chipping top. Not Clipped. In protective cover. read more
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