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The Little Fisherman. A Fish Story Told by. With Illustrations by Dahlov Jpcar
by BROWN, Margaret Wise
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York. Published by William R. Scott. 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. square tall8vo, 24.5 x 20.5cm, The First Edition, no pagination, [36]., each plate (including the verso of the title page) is colour illustrated, colour illustrated endpapers, binding in colour illustrated paper over boards, a fine copy in very good complete jacket, slight edge worn & 3 small less than dime size nicks, some old non-acidic tape repairs in the inside top and bottom edges of the jacket which are not obtrusive, very scarce (Ho1.2). ~ The first edition is very difficult to find in acceptable condition. The colour illustrations by Dahlov Jpcar are captivating.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38524
- Title
- The Little Fisherman. A Fish Story Told by. With Illustrations by Dahlov Jpcar
- Author
- BROWN, Margaret Wise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New York. Published by William R. Scott. 1945
- Keywords
- COLOUR COLOR ILLUSTRATED CHILDRENS BOOK DAHLOV IPCAR
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Biblio member since 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Since 1969 we've been selling rare books. We have published 292 catalogues of rare, scare and interesting books in a wide variety of subjects. Our specialites include.... Arctic, Canadian History and Travel, The Americas, Fishing and Angling, Ireland, General Antiquarian, and Military History. We issue 7-10 catalogues per year. Let us know if you'd like to join our mailing list.
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- Plate
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- Verso
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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