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Le Dirigeable Cage-A-Mouches Numero Un
by O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Garnier Freres, 1908 Pictorial boards with red cloth spine, wear to spine ends, top of spine re-glued, edge and corner wear, pages age-toned, binding slightly shaken, remnant of sticker to front endpaper. A flight fantasy about two cousins who invent a dirigible with a cage, balloons, hobbyhorse, and a propeller. They fly about town and even give the moon a few whacks. Amusing text (in French) and color artwork by O'Galop, pseudonym of Marius Rossillon who is best known as the creator of the Michelin Man. The first edition is rare.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon). Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009477
- Title
- Le Dirigeable Cage-A-Mouches Numero Un
- Author
- O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon)
- Illustrator
- O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon)
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Garnier Freres
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- Folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Flight Fantasy, balloons, Michelin Man
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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