The Elephant and the Kangaroo
by T. H. White
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Jonathan Cape , 1948. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first UK edition of T. H. White's fictional work following the building of an Ark in preparation for a flood. The first UK edition. First published in the U.S by Putnam in 1947. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by T. H. White and describes the adventures of Mr. White who is visited by an archangel and is warned of the coming of a second flood and is charged with building an Ark. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with patches of light discolouration to the boards and edge wear. Remnants of tape to the endpapers with the odd spot to the rear and a past owner's name in ink to the front free endpaper. The wrap is sound with sunning to the spine and extremities, creasing to the extremities, closed tears, chips , slight marks and slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Evidence of tape to the fly leaves. Internally firmly bound with generally clean and bright pages with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892Z2
- Title
- The Elephant and the Kangaroo
- Author
- T. H. White
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Ark Biblical Flood Ark T. H. White
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Tail
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- Cloth
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- Leaves
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