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A Kiss for Little Bear
by Minarik, Else Holmelund
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sendak, Maurice. Fifth & final title in the beloved children's series about Little Bear, again a collaboration between author Minarik & illustrator Sendak. An I Can Read Book, Level I, recommended for sharing with your beginning reader preschool-grade 3. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1968 (with correct DJ front flap code & 4 titles to rear flap), this hardcover 8vo has decorative light green/white/black paper over boards, with same design on accompanying First State (no price) DJ. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & completely unmarked. Very slight rubbing to extremities, heaviest at lower corners & heel of spine. Former owner put a card pocket inside front cover, but obviously it is not an ex-lib copy. The DJ is equally Near Fine, with just the slightest rubbing; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 022289
- Title
- A Kiss for Little Bear
- Author
- Minarik, Else Holmelund
- Illustrator
- Sendak, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BEGINNER EASY READER PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ANIMALS FICTION PICTURE BOOKS BEARS ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATORS SENDAK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
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