The Story of Wilbur the Hat:; Being a True Account of the Strange Things Which Sometimes Happen in a Part of the World Which Does Not Exist . .
by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Shelf-rubbed, otherwise fine in a bright, lightly chipped dust jacket with a short closed tear to the spine.
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horace Liveright, 1925. First edition. Shelf-rubbed, otherwise fine in a bright, lightly chipped dust jacket with a short closed tear to the spine.. 4to, 110pp; cloth. An entirely charming, if odd, children's book following the transhistorical adventures of an old felt hat. With beautifully printed color illustrations by the author. Scarce in dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205178
- Title
- The Story of Wilbur the Hat:; Being a True Account of the Strange Things Which Sometimes Happen in a Part of the World Which Does Not Exist . .
- Author
- Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Book Condition
- Used - Shelf-rubbed, otherwise fine in a bright, lightly chipped dust jacket with a short closed tear to the spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
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