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New York: Alfred A.Knopf, 1995. First printing , with complete # line 1-10. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by John Updike on the Dedication Page, and additionally SIGNED there by his son, David Updike. An unaccountably SCARCE childrens book , particularly SIGNED by father and son.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.
Mabel Lucie Attwell Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Edition Book 1914 with 12 Full Page Colour Illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell by Hans Andersen - 1914
by Hans Andersen
Mabel Lucie Attwell Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Edition Book 1914 with 12 Full Page Colour Illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell
by Hans Andersen
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London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, 1914. The First Edition is selling this rare and very collectable first edition first issue book by Mabel Lucie Attwell, Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd in 1914.____The original pictorial boards are in Very Good condition with light rub marks and wear to the edges. The original brown cloth spine has lettering in black and is still extremely attractive with only slight knocks to the top and bottom and very light creasing. An attractive set of boards.____There are 140 numbered pages with 4 page catalogue to the end, and 12 full colour full page illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell, and original decorated endpapers. The pages are in Very Good condition with the colour plates in superb clean and bright condition. There is slight bubbling and lifting to the front pastedown and slight bubbling to the rear pastedown. The front pastedown has a box "This Book Belongs To" which has not been completed, but there is an inscription in a neat hand to the top of the illustrated Half Title Page dated "Xmas 1915"____This is a beautiful example of the Mabel Lucie Attwell first edition book Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales from 1915 which rarely appears on the market for sale.. First Edition. Decorative Board. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
- Bookseller The First Edition (GB)
- Illustrator Mabel Lucie Attwell
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- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1914
- Keywords Mabel Lucie Attwell, Hans Andersen, Hans Andersen's Fariy Tales, First Edition, The First Edition, Book, Books, Secondhand, out of Print, Used, Used Books, Lewis Carroll, Lewis Carroll Books, Alice Books
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A Helpful Alphabet of Friendly Objects
by Updike, John, with Photographs By David Updike
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- 9780679943242 / 0679943242
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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NZ$508.20
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HAUNTED HUT A WINTER MYSTERY in in Green & White Color Dustjacket of 2 BOYS Sailing by snow covered Cabin in Green forest in Red Sailboat Ice Boat with red sail ,Nick Samson, His Twin Sister, Rusty, & brother Gabby , who have spent many summers in De
by Mary Graham M. G. Bonner, non price clipped (.00) DJ, Illustrated by BOB MYERS, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Flyleaf, Decorated Blue & White Endpapers of 4 Kids Hiking Thru Snow in Forest near Lake, Half Title pg Former Owner pencil Inscription dat
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- 1950. Stated First Edition; First Printing,
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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NZ$330.33
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HBDJ, 1950. Stated First Edition; First Printing, VG+/VG. AS-IS, Dates match , Green Tweed Cloth Hardcover cvr Lite wear Titled in Blue on Spine with Illustration on front of boy in Snowshoes . DJ. Minor wear to extremities. Jacket is in a fresh mylar cover. ; 8vo.Interior Nice tight clean Light wear Fox, Jacket shows slight edgewear, light wear to back DJ and some TINY CHIPS ENDS DJ SPINE; DJ Protected Clear Mylar cvr, 5 x 8. , 182 PGS, Half Title pg Former Owner pencil Inscription dated 1951, who have spent many summers in Deep Hollow, persuade their Parents to allow them to spend their Winter Holiday there with the Joosts, the Postmaster, His wife & their Son, chuck ! It is perfect weather for winter Sports.they go Skiing, & Sleigh Riding, Play Hockey, Skate, Fish thru the Ice, & Practically Fly Across Miles of ice in Chuck’s New Ice Boat. Strange things start Happening that build Up Suspense. & Smsons become Amateur Detectives, ages 7 to 10.
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Wolf A Range Dog
by Hinkle, Thomas C.
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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NZ$423.50
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New York: William Morrow & Co, 1948. Near Fine, prior owner name in ink front pastedown, hidden by front flap, front endpage corner crease, small stain bottom fore edge of page block. In a Near Fine dust jacket, very scant edge wear. RARE in collectible condition, as are any of Hinkle's dog stories. A quite lovely copy !. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Afraid to Ride
by C.W. Anderson
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- Used - Fine in Good dust jacket
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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NZ$338.80
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Slight losses to edges of Mylar protected dust jacket. Otherwise, a very nice clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 89 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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Les Petits Enfants en Voyage
by Armand-Delille, Etiennette Louise Mayor & Jean Marie Martin
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- very good
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition, (second or third impression?)
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Lanvellec, France
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NZ$472.13
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An attractive, didactic children's book very probably written in 1844 by the Swiss (Geneva) wife of the "co-author", a Protestant Pasteur -Pasteur de l'église réformée evangelique- telling the story of a boat trip up the Rhône river, from Avignon to Geneva. viii + 203 pp. The unusual cover page is composed of a series of vignettes.Free postal delivery worldwide.
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Nancy Naylor Flies South
by Lansing, Elisabeth
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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NZ$457.38
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in tan cloth with brown lettering on cover and spine. Slightly bruised spine ends. A fine copy in bright very good dustjacket with light chipping to edges, two larger chips to upper edge of rear panel and a small dampstain also on rear panel. Nancy flies to South America and gets involved in a plot that could have potentially disastrous diplomatic consequences. A nice copy of this rather uncommon title. ; Nancy Naylor; Octavo; 241 pages.
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The Little House In The Fairy Wood
by Eliot, Ethel Cook
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- good
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- first
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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St.Marys, Ontario, Canada
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NZ$484.35
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London and Toronto: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1918. Book. Illus. by Hatt, Mabel. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The contents are tight and clean but for a previous owner name on the inside of the front cover. The board have a little soiling and light edge wear to the corners and spine ends. The pase on picture on the front cover has quite a bit of chipping. 121pp. A digital photo can be made available. Illustrated by Mabel Hatt.
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Al Alligator & How He Learned Banjo in Bright RED DJ of Florida Everglades alligator who under the kindly guidance of Uncle Joe, CHILDRENS
by Story & PICTURES by W. J. Pat Enright, DJ Priceclipped, Brown B/W Frontispiece, Blank endpapers Former Owner Name Pencil
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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NZ$332.02
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Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1947. HBDJ, 1947, 1st edition, DJ IN MYLAR, 98 Pages , VG/VG, Hardcover (10 x 7 inches / 25 x 18 cm) Condition: Very good, storage wear to dust jacket, bit of aging to paper & TINY Corner Chips. Dust jacket in new plastic protector. Orange & Black Illustrated Boards, tiny chips to spine ends . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by W. J. Pat Enright.
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The County Fair
by Tudor, Tasha
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- very good
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- 1st Edition
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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NZ$423.50
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New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. First edition, hardcover in dust jacket, 4
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Big Red Barn
by Margaret Wise Brown
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- first
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- Used - VG+
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- None
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- True First Edition
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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NZ$381.15
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True First EditionThis is the true first edition by Young Scott Books, and was published posthumously. Illustrated by Rosella Hartman. The 1989 Harper Collins edition is a reprint, illustrated by Felicia Bond.Lithographic boards in green and red, scripted title in red. Book is in VG condition, with no markings or defects noted. Front free endpaper has a slight crease in page. DJ missing. Mylar protected.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- good
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- first
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- Used - Good
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- None Issued
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780394856438 / 0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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NZ$30.41
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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NZ$31.02
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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NZ$33.83
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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- Like new
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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NZ$42.35
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781501147494 / 1501147498
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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NZ$44.04
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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- Reprint Edition
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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