Happy Days [The Adventures of John and Topsy].
by [-]:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Juvenile Productions Ltd, no date [c. 1941]. No edition stated, but presumed first edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 19cm), c. 64pp. Colour frontispiece, text illustrations. Original red cloth spine, colour illustration to the front board. The lower edges of the boards are rubbed, the text pages are tanned, one leaf has some chafing to the top edge, and there is a gift inscription (dated Xmas 1941). Overall, the book is in good condition.The original dustwrapper is present but is in fair condition only (front panel torn with loss). Contains the following stories: John, Topsy and the Raven; The Kidnapping of Jemima; The World's Greatest Circus; The Fun of the Fair. The frontispiece is similar in style to Arthur Rackham, but I have not been able to decipher the signature of the artist.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornell Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41386
- Title
- Happy Days [The Adventures of John and Topsy].
- Author
- [-]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Juvenile Productions Ltd, no date [c. 1941].
Terms of Sale
Cornell Books Limited
Returns accepted for any reason, provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt. The customer is responsible for paying return shipping unless the book was not as described.
About the Seller
Cornell Books Limited
Biblio member since 2005
Tewkesbury
About Cornell Books Limited
We are a medium-sized bookshop located in a small country town in the west of England. The shop is open for business from 1030 to 1700 Monday to Saturday. The building is a fifteenth-century former public house. We are still awaiting the day when we find a book older than the shop itself!
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