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The Babar Collection: Five Classic Stories in Slip Case.
by Brunhoff, Jean De
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/VG+/F
- ISBN 10
- 1405241136
- ISBN 13
- 9781405241137
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE, WITH SLIPCASE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Imp: 1st. Full number line.* Date of Publication: 2008* Publisher: Egmont.* Binding and cover condition: Bright green cloth, silver title to spine and face. No bumps, minimal rubs to corners. No other visible faults. VG+.* Jacket condition: Contained in illustrated board slip case. Label on base showing shelf price of £29.99. Absolutely minimal shelf wear. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured design to end-papers, clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour illustrations and line drawings throughout.* Pages: 239 pp. text. ii pp. blank pages at rear.* Description: In this glorious collection of stories with a preface by A.A.MILNE, we follow Babar the elephant as he becomes king of his people, builds a city, founds a family and even meets Father Christmas. Tested by difficult trials - from snakes to fire to runaway prams - he always comes out on top, with the help of patience, determination and, on one memorable occasion, a flight of winged elephants. One of the most iconic series of animal books in history, Babar has become a household name both as a character in children's books and on TV. Jean de Brunhoff's exquisite stories have charmed readers around the world for 80 years, and fans of the king of the elephants can now cherish a collection of his tales in this beautiful gift book format..* A NEAR FINE copy 1st./1st. FNL with absolutely minimal faults reducing it to VG+ and in an excellent slip case.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5742
- Title
- The Babar Collection: Five Classic Stories in Slip Case.
- Author
- Brunhoff, Jean De
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/VG+/F
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp. FNL.
- ISBN 10
- 1405241136
- ISBN 13
- 9781405241137
- Publisher
- Egmont
- Place of Publication
- London UK 240
- Date Published
- 2008-01-01
- Size
- 21.6 x 2.7 x 28 cm
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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....
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