Young Johnnie Bimbo
by Malcolm Saville
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : John Murray, 1956. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". Lunt Roberts . A charming children's story about Michael and Mary adventures. The first edition. In the original price clipped dust wrapper. The fifth book in the Michael and Mary series by Malcolm Saville. Set against a background of reality this fast-moving story tells the story of Michael, Mary, and their friend Vicky White's holiday traveling along the Grand Union Canal. At the time of this publication, five of Malcolm Saville's books have been adapted as BBC Children's Hour serials and other ITV programs.The story is accompanied by twenty-two illustrations by Lunt Roberts. In the original publisher's cloth in the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Sunning to the spine of the dust wrapper. Handling marks to the rear cover of the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The odd spot to the text block. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883V9
- Title
- Young Johnnie Bimbo
- Author
- Malcolm Saville
- Illustrator
- Lunt Roberts
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Classic Malcolm Saville Illustrated Malcolm Saville
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
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