BANKS, Lynne Reid; Illustrated by Brock Cole.
The Indian In The Cupboard.
First Edition of Lynne Reid Banks' The Indian In The Cupboard; Inscribed by Her
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1980.
$975.00
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Item Number: RRB-142132
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First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Brock Cole. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Adrienne Best wishes, Lynne Reid Banks 6/02/10." Very good in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper, shadow to the title page. Jacket illustration by Robert Sabin.
The Indian in the Cupboard was originally published in 1980, and it was immediately rated "the best novel of the year" then "best children's book of the year" by The New York Times. Its enduring status as a classic is confirmed by its use within the teaching curricula for children's reading. The story is of a young man who a present that will change his life: a plastic miniature Indian that magically comes to life inside a mysterious old cupboard. Magic is not a feature of the plot solely but an effect to inspire children readers. Indeed, Publisher Weekly praised it as "Skyhigh fantasy that will enthrall readers."
The Indian In The Cupboard.
$975.00
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