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Hans and Peter
by Petrides, Heidrun
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London UK: Oxford University Press, 1962 Very much an extremely scarce book and very much a reading copy, an ex school library book in poor condition. Hans and Peter was written and Illustrated by a fifteen year old girl as a birthday present for a young friend, it tells the story of two young boys who convert an old shed into a playhouse. Her lively illustrations have been described as 'Breuglesque' (see scans) and the theme of making a shed into a living space is very attractive to many, including your seller (see dannygregorysblog on this).
Originally published in Switzerland, this is from the first English language edition issued by Oxford University Press in 1962, and so far as I have been able to determine, is the only one for sale anywhere. There are copies available to the first US edition published a year later by Harcourt Brace. Unpaginated small quarto in poor condition sans jacket with school stamps, crayon to end pages,bumped corners and damage to top and tail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparkle Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034588
- Title
- Hans and Peter
- Author
- Petrides, Heidrun
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London UK
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Juvenile fiction illustrated shed or shack
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Sparkle Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sparkle Books
Biblio member since 2008
Calgary , Alberta
About Sparkle Books
I search out used books on principle to highlight their value, keep them circulating and out of the landfill (and just because I am compelled to tell people to "read this"!)
Glossary
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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