Thomasina
by Paul Gallico
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. The first UK edition of this novel about a cat, written by American novelist Paul Gallico. First UK edition. A novel following the story of a young cat named Thomasina, but more importantly her owner, Mary Ruadh, a young girl who has recently lost her mother. Although Mary loves Thomasina, her father MacDhui only tolerates the cat, having become resentful after the death of his wife. Written by Paul William Gallico, an American novelist, short story and sports writer. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with minor shelf wear and light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884T51
- Title
- Thomasina
- Author
- Paul Gallico
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Thomasina Mary Gallico Mary
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...