A Child's Book of Horses
by Dreany, E. Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG+/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 1950* Publisher: Publicity Products Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated glossy paper covered boards. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to corners & to spine ends. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly used if at all. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Slightly musty. VG++* Illustrations: Colour & b/w illustrations within text throughout.* Pages: Unpaginated (28 pp). text.* Product Description:- The first of several Florin Colour Books published in the early fifties. This volume contains short chapters each covering a different type of horse. From Spanish Horse to Clydesdale and Mule to Shetland Pony it is written for the younger reader but not in a condescending way. Informative and surprisingly relevant despite the fact that it is over 65 years old.* This is a NEAR FINE copy of the 1st. thus with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 586
- Title
- A Child's Book of Horses
- Author
- Dreany, E. Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG+/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus.
- Publisher
- Maxton Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- London UK 28
- Date Published
- 1950-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile Annual;
- Size
- 25.7 x 17.8 x 1 cm
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Salisbury, Wiltshire
About Cocksparrow Books
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- Spine
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- Fine
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