THE MOUSE AND HIS CHILD
by HOBAN, Russell; illustrated by HOBAN, Lillian:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. 1969. First UK edition, first printing. First UK edition, first printing. Original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Lillian Hoban. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout, the closed text block edge ever so slightly spotted. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper with has two tiny closed tears at the head of the slightly toned spine and a few small ink marks on the upper panel. Not price-clipped (21s / £1.05 on the front flap). A classic of children's literature about the adventures of a pair of wind-up mouse toys. It was adapted into an animated film of the same name in 1977. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
"An Avon Camelot Book."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25247
- Title
- THE MOUSE AND HIS CHILD
- Author
- HOBAN, Russell; illustrated by HOBAN, Lillian:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber. 1969
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...