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Mary Poppins.

Mary Poppins.

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Mary Poppins.

by TRAVERS, P. L

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London: Gerald Howe Ltd,, 1934. Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down First edition, first impression. Mary Poppins was adapted by Disney into the musical film of the same title in 1964, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, and a sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, was released in 2018, starring Emily Blunt. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in bright yellow morocco, titles to spine in blue, title block to front board in blue with onlay of Mary Poppins, twin rule to turn-ins in blue, floral endpapers with original endpapers bound in at front, gilt edges. With black and white illustrations by Mary Shepard. Grolier Children's 100, 78.

Synopsis

Written by P.L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard, Mary Poppins tells the tale of a magical English nanny who pops into Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane to care for the Banks children, carried by her umbrella along the east wind. At the end of the story, after many fantastical adventures with their stern governess, Poppins ‘pops’ out again on the West wind. The first in this series of eight books, Mary Poppins was published in 1934, and the seven subsequent novels that followed were published all the way through 1988. In 1964 Disney made a movie composed out of the first four of the books of the series, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. P.L. Travers wrote eight  books, as well as several other books for children and adults.  Her writing was not limited to novels, as she also served as a drama critic, travel essayist, reviewer and lecturer in her career. -

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Bookseller
Peter Harrington GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Mary Poppins.
Author
TRAVERS, P. L
Book Condition
Used
Place of Publication
London: Gerald Howe Ltd,
Date Published
1934

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Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.

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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
Octavo
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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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