The Little Duck who Loved the Rain
by Peter Mabie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Toronto: Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1947 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 8.5". Peter Mabie. A delightful mid twentieth century Canadian edition of Peter Mabie's charming tale about a little duck's search for rain. A delightful tale about a young duck's search for rain during a drought. Written and illustrated with Peter Mabie, with fifteen pages illustrated in colour.In the publisher's original price unclipped pictorial dust wrapper, and with a further protective paper dust wrapper.With a former owner's inscription, dated 1947, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original pictorial paper covered boards, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright. Bumping to spine head and tail. A touch of discolouration to dust wrapper back strip, with minor loss to back strip tail. With a further protective paper dust wrapper, significantly age toned, with closed tears and chips to back strip, and tape to front and rear wraps and flyleaves. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837F37
- Title
- The Little Duck who Loved the Rain
- Author
- Peter Mabie
- Illustrator
- Peter Mabie
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Raphael Tuck & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- c1947
- Size
- 10" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- children's fiction little duck who liked the rain peter mabie little duck who liked the rain
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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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