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Title: The Sea Egg Title Record # 2311345
Author: L. M. Boston
Date: 1967-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [juvenile]
Length: novella
Language: English
Synopsis:
  • "A sea triton hatches from a special egg-shaped stone, to both the expectation and amazement of two little English school boys on holiday at the coast." --summary, WorldCat library record of the 1st US ed. OCLC 271688 (subject headings: Sea stories, Fantasy)
  • Boston's "first [children's] book outside Green Knowe: it is set in Cornwall and its magic is that of the sea, of shells, stones, changing weather, seals, precious objects found on the beach, and a triton." --Isabel Quigley, The Guardian 1967-07-07 p7 "Time and place magic"
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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Sea Egg 1967-00-00 L. M. Boston Harcourt, Brace & World  
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
94
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap Peter Boston  
The Sea Egg 1967-06-00 L. M. Boston Harcourt, Brace & World 0-15-271050-7   94
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap Peter Boston  
The Sea Egg 1970-03-00 L. M. Boston Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) 0-571-09389-2   94
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.
chap Peter Boston  
The Sea Egg 1978-07-27 L. M. Boston Puffin 0-14-031087-8   93
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.
chap  
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