A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael
A lonely toy bear on an otherwise empty shop shelf on Christmas Eve in 1956 first captured the attention of Michael Bond. Enamored, the BBC employee brought the stuffed bear home to his wife. They named the bear Paddington after the station near their home in London, and thus inspired, Bond began to write a few cute stories about the bear's adventures starting with A Bear Called Paddington in October 1958. The friendly bear with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffel coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from British children's literature and has become popular with American audiences as well. Learn more in our book collecting guide article, "Michael Bond - The Man Behind Paddington Bear."
First Edition Identification and Notes
A Bear Called Paddington was first published in London by Collins in 1958 with a blue and white dust jacket. The first US edition was printed by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, in 1960, with a bright yellow dustwrapper with the title in various colors.
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A Bear Called Paddington.
by Bond, Michael; Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
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- 1958
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London: Collins, 1958. First edition of the first book in the Paddington series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John with all good wishes Michael Bond. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a chip to the back panel. An exceptional example, rare and… Read more
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael
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London: Collins, 1958. A first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1958. A very good/near fine book without inscriptions. A little light handling marks to the boards. In a supplied very good publishers's clipped (and repriced) wrapper with a closed tear to the rear panel with associated creasing - very light stain to the rear panel. Some wear… Read more
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Michael Bond
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- 1958
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London: Collins, 1958. 1st. near fine/very good. First edition, 1958 on title and copyright page. Book near fine, corners very slightly rubbed, small black line on bottom ends. Dust jacket very good, some wear, small piece missing at top of spine, price-clipped. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
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A Bear Called Paddington : Signed By The Author And With A Paddington Postcard Signed And Doodled By The Author
by Bond, Michael
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- 1971
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The First UK Printing of the wrappered edition published by Armada Lions, London in 1971. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Some light spotting to the inside edges of the covers. Some toning to the text-block and page edges due to the quality of the paper stock used. Some very light spotting to the upper text-block. This copy is… Read more
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A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON.
by BOND, Michael. Illustrated by: FORTNUM, Peggy.
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London: Collins, 1958. . First edition in a later dust-jacket, small 8vo., pp.128, pink cloth lettered in silver, b/w illustrations; light surface soil to cloth, small pin-hole to cloth over spine, creasing to head and foot of spine, very slight curling to corners of boards, a good++ copy of the scarce first edition, in later price-clipped dust-jacket, which is… Read more
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London: Collins, 1958. First Edition. Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's pink cloth with spine lettered in silver; lacking the dust jacket. Good, with soiling staining and spine-fading to cloth, light lean to binding. Former owner name and newspaper remnant to front paste down; several corner creases and light sporadic spotting or staining to pages. … Read more
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London: Collins, 1958. first. First edition, 1958 on title and copyright page. Book very good, fading on spine and along vertical cover sides, prior owner's inscription on front free end paper and also by other on rear free end paper, a few first pages cut off at bottom right corners.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition, First Printing, with 1960 on the title page. The jacket is not priced, as there was some sort of tape or sticker to the top edge of the front flap that was pulled up, removing a strip of surface where the price could be. In Near Fine… Read more
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1960. Pictorial yellow cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket, (5.5 x 8.25 in.). 128 pages; illustrated. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (stated, "First Published In The United States 1960" on copyright page and "1960" on title page, without any indication of later printings). Price intact jacket showing $2.50. Former owner's signature of American architect Graham Gund, dated Feb.… Read more
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by Bond, Michael
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First edition, first impression of this 'New Edition' of the first book in the Paddington series (Collins, 1988). Signed by the author to half-title. Issued 30 years after the book was first published in 1958.
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by Bond, Michael
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Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin, 1960. First edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Peggy Fortnum. First U.S. Edition. Yellow pictorial cloth with lettering in red and blue. Some spots of wear near edges, but a mostly bright, unfaded cover. Former owner name on free endpaper crossed out. No dust jacket. First edition with 1960 on title… Read more
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael
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Houghton Mifflin Company. Collectible - Acceptable. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1960. 1st US edition. 8vo. 128pp. Illus. by Peggy Fortnum. Book Near Very Good. No dust jacket. Spine slanted. Boards rubbed. Inside clean, binding good. (bears, readers) Inquire if you need further information.
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A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON.
by Bond, Michael.
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Houghton Mifflin Co.:, 1960. 128 pages, illustrated with b&w line drawings by Peggy Fortum. This is Michael Bond's second book about Paddington Bear. This book is a first edition, though not stated. Yellow cloth covers. FINE- HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present.. Illus. by Peggy Fortum. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael
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A Bear Called Paddington (BCP Latin Texts) (Latin Edition)
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael
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HarperCollins Children's Books, 2008. First edition-first printing of this 50th Anniversary edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine/Near fine.HarperCollins,2008.50th Anniversary edition.First edition-first printing of this 50th Anniversary edition (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Large format yellow hardback(illustration on the edges of the front and back covers,gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the… Read more
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael
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A Bear Called Paddington
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by Bond, Michael
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A Bear Called Paddington (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
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A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON (ARMADA LIONS)
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A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington Bear)
by Michael Bond
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Eighth printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. 1960 printing. Houghton Mifflin Company edition. Secure… Read more
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A Bear Called Paddington
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond Michael
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London: Collins St James's Place, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 205x140x15mm. FORTNUM, PEGGY. 205x140x15mm+288g . . Collins St James's Place. London. 1970. . . . Pp128. Red cloth hard boards; silver lettering to spine; in original dust jacket; clipped. Spine has minor fading at top edge; jacket has tears along edges. Drawings by PEGGY FORTNUM. All pages are bright clean… Read more
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A Bear Called Paddington (Collins Modern Classics)
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A Bear Called Paddington
by Bond, Michael [Peggy Fortnum (illusts.)]
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A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington Bear)
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BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON
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