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Mary Poppins Comes Back
by Travers, P. L.; Mary Shepard [Illustrations]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited, 1935. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner, "thanking him for his work on 'Mary Poppins.'" 303 pp. Bound in publisher's beige cloth decorated in green. Near Fine with small ding on spine, light wear, in the fragile dust jacket with chips at edges, rubbing and light soiling, a few tears. The second Mary Poppins book, rare signed.
Synopsis
Pulled down from the clouds at the end of a kite string, Mary Poppins is back. In Mary’s care, the Banks children meet the King of the Castle and the Dirty Rascal, visit the upside-down world of Mr. Turvy and his bride, Miss Topsy, and spend a breathless afternoon above the park, dangling from a clutch of balloons.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944357
- Title
- Mary Poppins Comes Back
- Author
- Travers, P. L.; Mary Shepard [Illustrations]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- signed
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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