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Title: The Eggchild Title Record # 14726
Author: Lorna Baxter
Date: 1978-00-00
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
Language: English
Synopsis: "The idea is nice sub-Tolkien. Invasion of the country of the Four Families by evil hostiles. Royal children use varieties of magic to outwit the foe. Good story: but poor detail: and poorer language. ..." --Edward Blishen, The Guardian 1978-07-06 p11 "All in the Air: Edward Blishen on Fantasy" "In a country ruled by four families endowed with special powers, a boy and girl from two of the families find a mysterious Eggchild and feel compelled to protect it and discover its true identity." --summary, WorldCat library record of the 1st ed., OCLC 4134678
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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Eggchild 1978-05-30 Lorna Baxter Faber and Faber 0-571-11205-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
157
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Eggchild 1979-10-00 Lorna Baxter E. P. Dutton 0-525-29155-5
$7.95?$: US dollar
157
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Eggchild 1985-12-00 Lorna Baxter Ace Books 0-441-19258-0
$2.75?$: US dollar
161
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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