Doctor Dolittle - being the History of his peculiar life at home, and astonishing adventures in foreign Parts
by LOFTING HUGH
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cape, 1922. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue cloth covers with black lettering and blind-stamped illustration on front board and publisher's logo blind-stamped to the rear board. Illustrated end-papers. No inscriptions. VG indeed with absolutely no fading to spine, one corner and bottom front board a little bumped. In addition, the tips of the spine (top and bottom) are pushed but not damaged in any way. A nicer example than usually encountered. 2020 movie remake currently showing in cinemas (at least in those that have reopened) starring Robert Downey An iconic first book. Photographs available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490719382
- Title
- Doctor Dolittle - being the History of his peculiar life at home, and astonishing adventures in foreign Parts
- Author
- LOFTING HUGH
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...