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DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S RETURN
by Lofting, Hugh; illustrated by the author
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1933. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Good. Hugh Lofting. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good to Near Fine copy in Good dust jacket. 8vo., viii, 273pp., illustrated with color frontispiece and 14 b&w drawings. Bound in Orange cloth, with a color illustration pasted on the front board. Title in green on the front board and spine. Yellow dust jacket, priced $2.00. The dj is a bit soiled, with a sunned spine, and the lower area of the spine creased, with small closed tears along the joints. Christmas 1933 gift inscription on the half title page. The text block edges mildly soiled. The dj now protected with a mylar sleeve. A Very Good to Near Fine copy in Good dj.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002072
- Title
- DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S RETURN
- Author
- Lofting, Hugh; illustrated by the author
- Illustrator
- Hugh Lofting
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- childrens, child, kids, young adult, fiction, animals, story, bedtime,
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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