A Bear Called Paddington
by Michael Bond
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Rochdale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
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. "
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Details
- Bookseller
- A Whole Other Story (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21040-001
- Title
- A Bear Called Paddington
- Author
- Michael Bond
- Illustrator
- Peggy Fortnum
- Format/Binding
- Paperback book
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- William Collins Sons & Co Ltd (Lions)
- Date Published
- 1975
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's fiction;
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Our condition gradings: As New - Perfect condition, appears as if newly published. Fine - May have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. Very Good - Shows some small signs of wear, but you would need to look closely to find them. No tears, scuffing or inscriptions, text block will be clean and tight and the binding sound. Good - May show some signs of wear such as light creasing, marks or scuffing. Pages may be age tanned, and small inscriptions or library stamps may be present. Fair - Well loved books with obvious signs of use such as creasing, scuffing, tears, inscriptions or annotations, loose pages, etc. Reading copy - Very worn and will have significant defects such as heavy creasing, scuffing, tears, annotations, loose pages, etc. The book is fine for reading but nothing else.
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