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The Christmas Bear - A lift-the-flap book.** [Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.**]

The Christmas Bear - A lift-the-flap book.** [Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.**]

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The Christmas Bear - A lift-the-flap book.** [Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.**]

by WHYBROW**, IAN:

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Near FINE./No dw/dj - as issued.
ISBN 10
1509806962
ISBN 13
9781509806966
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UK,square,slim small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, illustrated 1st edn thus. [Complete number line 9 - 1 descending.Originally and first published 1998 by same publisher.This item,2016,is a 1st edn thus.] Near FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from board..First lift-up flap creased,but all the other flaps (4) untouched and still reamain firmly seated in their frame.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy glazed,round-cornered, paper-covered,colour pictorial artwork by Axel Scheffler,illustrated stiff card boards and internal illustrations and moveable card flaps.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,no nicks,tears or splits and almost scoring/indent free - only the rear board with minimal and minor superficial scoring.UK,square,slim small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn thus,includes [unpaginated] 8pp+front+rear endpapers, making 5 double-page colour illustrations, each illustration with a single moveable lift-the-flap with accompanying verse rhyme.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's nature, i.e. an ephemeral,moveable parts children's book.It really is an exceptional example for its cleanliness, brightness and condition.
A lift-the-flap Christmas book! A Tom and Bear Book.
Will Bear make it to Tom's house in time for Christmas morning? When Father Christmas sets off to deliver the presents, poor Bear is left behind in the workshop! How will he make it to Tom's house in time for Christmas morning? Lift the flaps to find out, as he chases Santa's sleigh through icy seas and snowy forests, all the way from the North Pole to Tom's cozy bedroom.
With a laugh-out-loud text full of witty rhymes and illustrations that are bursting with funny details, 'The Christmas Bear' is a Christmas book with a difference - and there's a flap to lift on every page,so children can join in the fun! Not suitable for children under 10 months old. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **


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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Christmas Bear - A lift-the-flap book.** [Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.**]
Author
WHYBROW**, IAN:
Illustrator
colour illustrations by Axel Scheffler.**
Book Condition
Used - Near FINE.
Jacket Condition
No dw/dj - as issued.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,square,slim small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st e
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1509806962
ISBN 13
9781509806966
Publisher
LONDON.MACMILLAN'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS/PAN MACMILLAN,2016.
This edition first published
2016
Keywords
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About R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

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