The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting - 1948

USA: J. P. Lippincott Co., 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Hugh Lofting. 5th or later Printing 1 Copyright date is 1948, Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott, Co., 1948 (first published in 1920). Forty-fifth impression. Hardcover. 8vo. Red illustrated boards with blue lettering and decoration. Illustrated endpapers. 172pp. Some discoloration to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Previous owner bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. Previous bookstore pricing (in pencil) to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is price clipped and is in fair condition. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket. Some chipping to the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Some wear and chipping to corners and hinges. Staining to the dust jacket spine. Chipping to the perimeter of the dust jacket.