Four Volumes of Jean and Laurent De Brunhoff's 'Babar' Books
by Jean de Brunhoff; Laurent de Brunhoff
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$217.30CA$195.57
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1969-76. Hardback. Very Good. 11" by 8". Jean de Brunhoff; Laurent de Brunhoff. Four volumes of beautifully illustrated 'Babar' children's books by Laurent and Jean De Brunhoff. In the original publisher's pictorial hardback. Illustrated throughout with vibrant colour illustrations by the author's. Four volumes. Later editions. This set features four works by the father and son duo, Laurent and Jean de Brunhoff featuring their popular character 'Babar the elephant'. The works tell stories about Babar's adventures and his friends, with this set including ; 'Babar and Father Christmas', Babar's Friend Zephir, Picnic at Babar's and Babar and That Rascal Arthur'. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Externally smart with the odd minor mark to the boards, heaviest to 'Picnic', loss to the tail of the front joint to 'Picnic' and closed tears to the head and tail of the front joint to 'That Rascal Arthur', rubbing to the head and the tail of the spine to all but 'Father Christmas' and rubbing to the corner to the head of the board to 'That Rascal Arthur'. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd minor mark and very slight age toning to the extremities of 'Father Christmas'. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892Z44
- Title
- Four Volumes of Jean and Laurent De Brunhoff's 'Babar' Books
- Author
- Jean de Brunhoff; Laurent de Brunhoff
- Illustrator
- Jean de Brunhoff; Laurent de Brunhoff
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969-76
- Size
- 11" by 8"
- Keywords
- Illustrated Jean De Brunhoff Laurent De Brunhoff Fiction Jean De Brunhoff Babar
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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