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Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
United Kingdom: Derek Verschoyle, 1952. First Edition. Good. Ludwig Bemelmans. Signed. The book is in good condition with some rubbing to edges of boards along the top and bottom and to top and bottom of spine. One page has become detached and has been repaired with sellotape by previous owner, see pictures, the sellotape repair is itself failing. The next page has some marking along spine from sellotape which is no longer there.Illustrations are bright throughout, there are some light and occasional marks on the pages. Some discolouration and marks to end papers.Dust jacket is in acceptable condition in protective wrapper. Some chipping along top edge. Closed four inch tear to top right and closed two inch tear to top left of dust jacket. Rubbing to spine. Loss to top right rear of dust jacket, see picture. Loss to bottom right corner of dust jacket, see picture. Rubbing to top of letter A on title front of dust jacket.
Synopsis
To fearless Madeline, a trip to the hospital is a splendid adventure. One of the most loved books in children’s literature, this story was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1940 and a subsequent book in the Madeline series, Madeline's Rescue , earned a Caldecott Medal in 1954. Written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans in 1939, Madeline has continued to charm readers throughout the years with its beautiful drawings of Paris and spirited heroine.
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Reviews
On May 30 2017, a reader said:
Excelente and instructive book
On May 12 2011, Trafecorps said:
i absolutely adore this book. its one of those few books created for both children and adults; i actually am not bored when i read this book to kids. the rhyming is superb. story length is perfect and it makes a great read aloud.the type of book kids can keep on coming back to.great read ,all in all.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fireside Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 722902
- Title
- Madeline
- Author
- Ludwig Bemelmans
- Illustrator
- Ludwig Bemelmans
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Derek Verschoyle
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Fireside Bookshop
Biblio member since 2003
Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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