Le Dirigeable Cage-A-Mouches Numero Un
by O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Garnier Freres, 1908 Pictorial boards with red cloth spine, wear to spine ends, top of spine re-glued, edge and corner wear, pages age-toned, binding slightly shaken, remnant of sticker to front endpaper. A flight fantasy about two cousins who invent a dirigible with a cage, balloons, hobbyhorse, and a propeller. They fly about town and even give the moon a few whacks. Amusing text (in French) and color artwork by O'Galop, pseudonym of Marius Rossillon who is best known as the creator of the Michelin Man. The first edition is rare.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon). Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009477
- Title
- Le Dirigeable Cage-A-Mouches Numero Un
- Author
- O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon)
- Illustrator
- O'Galop (Pseud. Marius Rossillon)
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Garnier Freres
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- Folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Flight Fantasy, balloons, Michelin Man
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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- Folio
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