New York, N.Y.: Viking, 1994. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Very good(++) copy; no dust jacket; cloth is lightly rubbed at the spine ends but there is no fraying; paper wraps to boards are rubbed along the edges and at the open corners (boards are exposed at the corners; silver titles on spine are lightly to moderately rubbed but text is readable; very lightly, soil from handling; o/w outsides are bright with charming illustrations; pages are like new: clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight; excellent illustrations.. Quarto in grey cloth with silver titles with yellow illus. paper wraps to boards; color illus.; 1 volume (unpaged) 27 cm. In English. Abstract: "When Mr. Lunch, canine bird-chaser extraordinaire, sees a bear while canoeing, he paddles so fast and so far that he ends up in Venice." Inscribed by authors and illustrators with a drawing on verso ffep; illustrated by J. Otto Seibold.

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Bookseller: Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 85186
Title: Mr. Lunch Borrows a Canoe
Author: Seibold, J. Otto; Walsh, Vivian
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very good(++) copy; no dust jacket; cloth is lightly rubbed at the spine ends but there is no fraying; paper wraps to boards are
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition, first printing (full number line)
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: Dogs, Juvenile fiction, Canoes, Canoeing, Humorous Stories, Humor

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