Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy. Written Drawn Photographed and Endured By Karel Capek
by Capek, Karel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1933. The story of a beloved wire-haired terrier by the famous Czech author of "War with the Newts" Ostensibly a children's book, it remains popular today but early editions are quite scarce. Illustrated with drawings and photos, a collaboration with Capek's brother Joseph. Dashenka appeared on a stamp issued by the Czech Republic in 2010. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the Second Impression, published the same month as the first printing. Illustrated paper-covered boards, rather worn; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Second Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001771
- Title
- Dashenka, or the Life of a Puppy. Written Drawn Photographed and Endured By Karel Capek
- Author
- Capek, Karel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing.
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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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...