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Bill the Minder
by W. Heath Robinson
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
ROBINSON, W[illiam] Heath. Bill the Minder. London: Constable & Co, 1912. 4to, xvi 256pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt with color pictorial paper label affixed to the front. 16 mounted color plates (all but frontispiece with captioned tissue guards) and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine edges and corners lightly rubbed, spine slightly sunned, small bump at top of front cover, small spot discolored below title on front, slight foxing to fore edge, endpapers and first and last leaves, else an internally clean, tight copy.
First edition. Bill and his friends Boadicea and Chad encounter a host of odd folks as Bill's ability to create fantastic machines gets them out of one scrape after another. The basis for the British television series and generally considered one of W. Heath Robinson's finest works.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049188
- Title
- Bill the Minder
- Author
- W. Heath Robinson
- Illustrator
- W. Heath Robinson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About Books of Wonder
Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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