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Barbar and Father Christmas
by Brunhoff Jean De
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1940. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. In the original publisher's slightly glossy pictorial boards. Orange cloth spine - a little wrinkled, but NO loss. Large thin Folio - 14.4" x 10.5". 1st UK Edition with 1940 on the title page. The boards have some edge wear - light scratches, and surface paper loss at edges and, particularly, at the corners. A former owner has coloured the exposed edges to match and the boards look at least Good Plus now. Rare to find a 78 year old book of this size without some outer wear. SEE IMAGES. Internally pictorial red/grey/black/white 'elephant' endpapers. 40 pp. Delightful coloured illustrations, the colour is never quite the same in later reprints. One 'closed ' tear on pp 7/8 running from the inner edge out but not affecting any text or illustrations - the tear is NOT repaired with tape, and you might miss it completely unless looking for it. Otherwise, apart from this closed tear, internally Very Good - such lovely bright colours, and with NO INSCRIPTIONS or any major marks - just the odd light spot, one small edge tear (0.5" neatly closed with clear archive tape) , a few smudges, etc, here and there, on a blank edge or similar only. A Delightful Christmas tale featuring Babar and family. See Images - please note the colour is never exact on photos - and the spine is an orangey-red, not 'red-red' as shown. ; Folio 13" - 15" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114704
- Title
- Barbar and Father Christmas
- Author
- Brunhoff Jean De
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Barbar And Father Christmas. Jean De Brunhoff., A Delightful Christmas Tale Featuring Babar And Family., Father Christmas. Pere Noel; Christmas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Foreign Literature/Lang;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Payment: 94 St Catherine Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RF, UK Tel:+ 44(0)1267235462 The cost of books are given in sterling. The cost of books are given in sterling. Payments to me direct may be via PayPal or CC via PayPal (you do NOT have to have a Paypal account to pay by Credit Card) ; By Paypal (Official PP Invoice sent on request): Personal (Sterling) Cheque or Bank Transfer (UK/Europe ONLY), or Cash (Sterling only). Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All items posted by Airmail Overseas or by Standard (Second class post) in the UK unless requested otherwise. We will post abroad by whatever method you request but the standard is by Airmail. Proof of posting certificates are obtained for all books posted. Postal delivery times are ESTIMATES not Guarantees!. Parcels are NOT "Tracked" - We provide PROOF OF POSTING, NOT PROOF OF DELIVERY. All postings are insured. We normally post twice/three times weekly, although we can provide a speedier service for an extra cost. Tracking is also available at an extra cost, please enquire, but these charges will be considerably higher than our advertised rates. If unhappy with a purchase, a full refund will be given if returned within 14 days, in the same condition that it left us.
About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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- Spine
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