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  Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.

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The Nightingale: Available Copies

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780441579730
    Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group (1988)


    Seller: Better World Books (Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $7.39
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $7.39

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace Books (1991)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $7.50
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    TOTAL Cost: $7.50

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace Books (1991)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno (Reno, NV, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $7.50
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $7.50

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace Books (1991)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $7.50
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $7.50

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace Books (1991)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $7.50
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $7.50

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3

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The Nightingale (Fairy Tales)
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780441579730
    Publisher: Ace Hardcover (edition First Edition) (1988)


    Seller: BooksRun (Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $8.90
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $8.90

Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

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Nightingale/The Hc
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780441579730
    Publisher: Ace Books (1988)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $10.72
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $10.72

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.7

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace (1991)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $12.32
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $12.32

Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.5

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace (1991)


    Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $12.46
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $12.46

Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.5

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The Nightingale
    by Kara Dalkey

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: ACE, New York, NY (1991)


    Seller: LONG BEACH BOOKS, INC. (Long Beach, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $8.00
    Shipping: $4.50
    TOTAL Cost: $12.50

Frontispiece by Thomas Canty. Once there was a lovely girl blessed with the gift of song. She was the Emperor's greatest possession, and her music was the sweetest treasure. But no one, not even the girl herself, realized the dangers of her gift - a dark p;ower enforced by the ghost of her evil ancestor. A spirit who now seeks a terrible revenge. Wear at edges, reading creases, lightly rubbed, light interior browning. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 3/4"

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The Nightingale. Fairy Tales Series.
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Ace. 1991 (1991)


    Seller: Tacoma Book Center (Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $10.00
    Shipping: $4.50
    TOTAL Cost: $14.50

ISBN 0-441-57446-7. Mass Market Paperback. First Printing. Tight sound copy in good condition with slight fade to spine, original price blacked out, some browning to edges of interior pages, small front cover crease, edgewear.

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace (1991)


    Seller: SecondSale (Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $22.32
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $22.32

Very Good

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The Nightingale.
    by DALKEY, Kara.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: NY: Ace (1988). (1988)


    Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA (Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $20.00
    Shipping: $2.50
    TOTAL Cost: $22.50

221 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

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THE NIGHTINGALE, FAIRY TALES
    by dalkey, kara

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: ace (1991)


    Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $20.00
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $26.95

, near fine, unread, , paperback,

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THE NIGHTINGALE, FAIRY TALES
    by dalkey, kara

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: ace (1991)


    Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $26.00
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $32.95

, near fine, unread, , paperback,

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The Nightingale
    by Kara Dalkey

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Ace, New York (1988)


    Seller: Copper Dragon Books (Cambria, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $40.00
    Shipping: $4.00
    TOTAL Cost: $44.00

Fine, unread, first edition. Lightly tanning on pages and page block. All book jackets in mylar wraps.

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780441579730
    Publisher: Ace, New York (1988)


    Seller: Ziesings (Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $45.00
    Shipping: $3.75
    TOTAL Cost: $48.75

New York: Ace:, 1988. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED and inscribed, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 221 pp. Cover artwork by: Thomas Canty Signed and inscribed by the author on page facing the colophon. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED and inscribed, Fine in Fine dust jacket,

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The Nightingale
    by Kara Dalkey

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Ace, New York (1988)


    Seller: Copper Dragon Books (Cambria, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $45.00
    Shipping: $4.00
    TOTAL Cost: $49.00

Fine, unread, first edition. All book jackets in mylar wraps.

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The Nightingale (Fairy Tales Ser., No. 3)
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780441579730
    Publisher: Ace Books, New York, NY, U.S.A. (1988)


    Seller: The Dawn Treader Book Shop (Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $45.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $51.00

Overall fine and in mylar jacket cover.

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace (1991)


    Seller: Save With Sam (North Miami, FL, U.S.A.)
    New Book
    Book Price: $55.43
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $55.43

0.5000

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The Nightingale SIGNED/inscribed
    by Kara Dalkey

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Ace (1988)


    Seller: DreamHaven Books (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $60.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $66.00

Part of the Fairy Tales series of retellings of classic tales. SIGNED/inscribed "To Dave. Arigato gozaimasu!" Beautiful Tom Canty cover. Near fine; pages yellowed; in Near Fine jacket.

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The Nightingale SIGNED presentation copy
    by Kara Dalkey

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Ace (1988)


    Seller: DreamHaven Books (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $60.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $66.00

Fantasy novel; part of the Ace Fairy Tales series. Thomas Canty cover (prints are available). SIGNED and inscribed "To Nate - who started it all. I can't thank you enough. Kara. 5-14-88". VG; pages are yellowed. Jacket as wear at tips.

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The Nightingale (Fairy Tales)
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780441579730
    Publisher: Ace Hardcover (1988)


    Seller: BennettBooksLtd (North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.)
    New Book
    Book Price: $83.82
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $90.77

In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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The Nightingale
    by Dalkey, Kara

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780441574469
    Publisher: Ace (1991)


    Seller: BennettBooksLtd (North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.)
    New Book
    Book Price: $101.30
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $108.25

In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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