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Babes in Toyland
by Howe, James Virgil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0152004114
- ISBN 13
- 9780152004118
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
San Diego, Austin, Orlando: Gulliver Books / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($14.95). NO chips. NO tears. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 7.5" wide by 9.5" tall. Based on the 1903 operetta by Victor Herbert with lyrics by Glen MacDonough, this is the first BABES IN TOYLAND ever to appear in book form. It is handsomely illustrated by Allen Atkinson with Dust Jacket art (front and back) and full color paintings throughout. "First Edition" is so stated, with complete letter row (ABCDE) on copyright page. Bound in the original pale yellow boards, with an off-white cloth spine. Lettered on the spine and embossed in copper with a row of toy soldiers on the front cover. The front and rear endpapers, designed by Joy Chu, continue the marching toy soldiers motif. Summary: "A retelling, based on the 1903 operetta, of the classic story of how Jane and Alan are pursued by their evil uncle Barnaby who wants to kill them for their fortune.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Atkinson, Allen. (xii), 83pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008492
- Title
- Babes in Toyland
- Author
- Howe, James Virgil
- Illustrator
- Atkinson, Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0152004114
- ISBN 13
- 9780152004118
- Publisher
- Gulliver Books / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, Austin, Orlando
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- (xii), 83pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books / Young Adult Literature;
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About the Seller
About Books
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Henderson, Nevada
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