Merry Go Round in Oz
by McGRAW, Eloise Jarvis & Lauren
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- NF/VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Books of Wonder, 1992. 1st Thus. Hardcover. NF/VG+. MARTIN, Dick. 1991 edition, second impression, signed by Eloise Jarvis McGraw 8vo., blue cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine yellow and brown pictorial endpapers, 303pp with numerous black and white illustrations together with original dust jacket. The book has been well protected by its dust jacket and the boards are clean and bright with only a very tiny bruise to the bottom fore edge corner of the lower board. Internally, the book is clean and bright with a few spots to the very top edge of the text block with the author's (Eloise Jarvis McGraw) signature to the title page. The dust jacket is very good plus with only a few dark dots on the back of the rear flap and some light creasing and minimal rubbing along the top edge. All in all a near fine book in a very good plus jacket. The book has been well protected by its dust jacket and the boards are clean and bright with only a very tiny bruise to the bottom fore edge corner of the lower board. Internally, the book is clean and bright with a few spots to the very top edge of the text block with the author's (Eloise Jarvis McGraw) signature to the title page. The dust jacket is very good plus with only a few dark dots on the back of the rear flap and some light creasing and minimal rubbing along the top edge. All in all a near fine book in a very good plus jacket Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200310
- Title
- Merry Go Round in Oz
- Author
- McGRAW, Eloise Jarvis & Lauren
- Illustrator
- MARTIN, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NF/VG+
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Books of Wonder
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Childrens|Oz|Fantasy|Film|American
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Gilt
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