Orlando (The Marmalade Cat): A Seaside Holiday
by Kathleen Hale
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Country Life Limited, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 14" by 10.5". Kathleen Hale. A charming first edition telling the tale of Orlando, the Marmalade Cat, at the seaside, written and illustrated by Kathleen Hale. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth and pictorial boards. Written by Kathleen Hale, a British artist, children's author and illustrator who was best known for her series on The Marmalade Cat, Orlando. Hale created this series as entertainment for her children at bedtime. Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) is the lovable protagonist in this charming series. This particular story surrounds Orlando's adventures upon taking a seaside holiday with his wife Grace and their three kittens, Pansy, Blanche and Tinkle. With beautiful, colourful illustrations throughout, by the author. In the publisher's original quarter cloth and pictorial boards. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the odd mark to boards. Hinges slightly strained but holding firm. Endpapers loosening slightly, with the odd mark. Rear endpaper has been cut to the bottom corner. Lacking the original dust wrapper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with a touch of spotting to the first and last pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879Q10
- Title
- Orlando (The Marmalade Cat): A Seaside Holiday
- Author
- Kathleen Hale
- Illustrator
- Kathleen Hale
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Country Life Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 14" by 10.5"
- Keywords
- Orlando the Marmalade Cat Illustrated first edition colour illustrations Illustrated
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...