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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date June 1, 1996
Pages 309
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374266516
ISBN-10 0374266514
Dimensions 1 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight 1.30 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $22.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
While taking a car trip through Europe with his father in search of his long-lost mother, a mysterious miniature book about a sailor shipwrecked on a strange island on which a deck of cards has come to life holds the clues to understanding the disappearance of Hans Thomas's mother many years before.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Originally published in Norway. While taking a car trip through Europe with his father in search of his long-lost mother, a mysterious miniature book about a sailor shipwrecked on a strange island on which a deck of cards has come to life holds the clues to understanding the disappearance of Hans Thomas's mother many years before.

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780374266516
 
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With Hilde Kramer (other contributor), Sarah Jane Hails | from Farrar Straus & Giroux (June 1, 1996); titled "The Solitaire Mystery"
9780374266516 | details & prices | 309 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $22.00
About: When Hans Thomas and his father set out on a trip through Europe to find his mother who had left years earlier, Hans keeps encountering a strange man and is given a miniature book which tells the story of a sailor who was shipwrecked on an island where adeck of cards come to life
Paperback
Book cover for 9780374529437 Book cover for 9780425159996 Book cover for 9780425160473 Book cover for 9781857998658 Book cover for 9781858816364
 
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (November 1, 2003); titled "The Solitaire Mystery"
9780374529437 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $26.00
About: Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece - the birthplace of philosophy - in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier.
from Orion Pub Co (March 1, 2001); titled "The Solitaire Mystery"
9781858816364 | details & prices | List price $10.01
About: Twelve-year-old Hans and his father have left home to search for Hans's mother.
With Hilde Kramer (other contributor), Sarah Jane Hails | Reprint edition from Berkley Pub Group (November 1, 1997); titled "The Solitaire Mystery"
9780425159996 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $15.00
About: When twelve-year-old Hans and his father drive through Europe to find his mother who had left years earlier, Hans encounters a strange man and is given a book which tells the story of a sailor shipwrecked on an island where a deck of cards come to life
New edition from Gardners Books (June 2, 1997); titled "The Solitaire Mystery"
9781857998658 | details & prices | 352 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.50
About: A spellbinding adventure, blending the threads of philosophy, fantasy and reality
With Juan-francisco Mart¡n (other contributor), Carlos Garc¡a-estrada (other contributor), Susanne Zeilinger (other contributor) | from Berkley Pub Group (April 1, 1997)
9780425160473 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $6.99
This edition also contains Biosynthesis and Molecular Genetics of Fungal Secondary Metabolites
About: Twelve-year-old Hans Thomas lives alone with his father, a man who likes to give his son lessons about life and has a penchant for philosophy.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781561007073
 
Abridged edition from Brilliance Audio (June 1, 1997); titled "The Solitaire Mystery"
9781567401752 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece - the birthplace of philosophy - in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier.
With David Stuart (other contributor) | Mut edition from Bookcassette Sales (July 1, 1996)
9781561007073 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.50 × 1.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $23.95
About: When Hans Thomas and his father set out on a trip through Europe to find his mother who had left years earlier, Hans keeps encountering a strange man and is given a miniature book which tells the story of a sailor who was shipwrecked on an island where adeck of cards comes to life.
Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio Lib Edn (June 1, 1996)
9781561003327 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $57.25
About: Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece - the birthplace of philosophy - in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier.

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