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Histoire de Babar le Petit Eléphant
by Brunhoff, Jean de
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Editions du Jardin des Modes, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Brunhoff, Jean de. Early Printing with elephant on copyright page as well as a list of the next two titles in the series. 48 pp. Folio. Bright red illustrated boards with blue cloth spine. Spine has small 1/2" tear at head of spine. Covers Have scuffing, chipping at edges from shelf wear. An enthusiastic reader took a light red crayon and made some stray markings on pages 15-17, otherwise remarkebly clean and tight within.
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- Bookseller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29892
- Title
- Histoire de Babar le Petit Eléphant
- Author
- Brunhoff, Jean de
- Illustrator
- Brunhoff, Jean de
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Editions du Jardin des Modes
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1931
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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Belfast, Maine
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- Copyright page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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