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Orlando (the Marmalade Cat) His Silver Wedding
by Kathleen Hale
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$334.86NZ$301.38
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About This Item
London: Country Life Limited , 1946. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 14" by 10.5". Kathleen Hale . A charming illustrated copy of this children's book from the popular, Orlando (the Marmalade Cat), series. The third impression of the first edition. In the original quarter cloth pictorial binding with the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. With an illustrated title page and delightful colour illustrations throughout by the author. Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) is the lovable protagonist in a series by, the illustrator and author, Kathleen Hale. This book tells the story of Orlando's wedding to his wife Grace. In quarter cloth binding. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges and a few odd spots to the boards. The original unclipped dust wrapper is a trifle rubbed with chipping to the edges and spine. Some loss to the spine and rear board. A few marks to the panels and darkening to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with some light offsetting to the title page and to the final page. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 834G27
- Title
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat) His Silver Wedding
- Author
- Kathleen Hale
- Illustrator
- Kathleen Hale
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Country Life Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 14" by 10.5"
- Keywords
- Orlando the Marmalade Cat Cats children's books Henrietta the faithful hen Cats
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- 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...
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