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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Volumes One, Two and Three - ALL THREE VOLUMES SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR (JOHN BURNINGHAM) - An Attractive Set
by FLEMING IAN
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cape, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Jonathan Cape 1964-1965). All First UK Editions in First Issue D/W's. Volume 1 is a fine copy in a near fine D/W (priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap) and is SIGNED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM ON THE PAGE ADJACENT TO THE TITLE PAGE. Volume 2 has a neat gift inscription on the page adjacent to the title page but is otherwise a near fine copy in a VG D/W (priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap). The D/W has a strip of tape residue at the bottom right hand corner of the front panel caused by a tape repair on the verso of the D/W that now shows through to the front. Volume 2 is SIGNED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM ON THE TITLE PAGE. Volume 3 is a VG+ copy in like D/W with a 5 mm closed tear to the bottom edge of the rear panel and is SIGNED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. Further information can be provided as to how/where these volumes came to be signed. Photographs/scans available upon request. For the set of three books:
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490719304
- Title
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Volumes One, Two and Three - ALL THREE VOLUMES SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR (JOHN BURNINGHAM) - An Attractive Set
- Author
- FLEMING IAN
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
We can personally take Visa, Mastercard and debit/Maestro cards. All books are are returnable if found not to be as described, please contact us first. James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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