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Abelard-Schuman, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. Runnstrom, Ake. Abelard-Schuman, 1962. Good/Good. Runnstrom, Ake. Abelard-Schuman, 1962. Good ex-lib blue cloth hardcover with good mylar-covered dustjacket. Stamps on blank front endpapers. Card pocket remains on rear blank endpaper. Stamp on contents page. Clean and tight.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Runnstrom, Ake. Ex-Library.

London: Abelard-Schuman, 1962. First edition in English (hardback). 8vo (20cm by 14cm), 92pp. Text illustrations by Ake Runnstrom. Original grey cloth, dustwrapper. This book was formerly in a school library, with occasional stamps and labels, but the book and the dustwrapper are nonetheless in good to very good condition overall.

London: Abelard-Schuman Limited., 1962 First British edition in hardcover with dust jacket. This is NOT an ex-library copy. There is a faint spine lean and very minor warp to boards. The dust jacket is price clipped with one small tear, minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Abelard-Schuman, 1962. 92 pp, 8" H. "(T)he peace (of Little Chipping) was shattered when Mr. Progress of the Progress Company burst upon (the villagers) with devilish all-purpose machines that baked, built, and even taught, quicker and better. The villagers felt they might just as well not be there, and thought they would never free themselves of the tyranny of the machines..Then it began to rain, and it rained until the river flooded the streets and the lower floors of the houses - Everything was topsy-turvy, and Spillman, Mr. Pomander's old octopus friend, was a great help; his eight arms could pick apples under water or fish children from the floods. Nobody really minded the flood for it did ruin the machines, and did rid the town of Mr. Progress forever." Previous owner's information on free front endpaper and name on rear free endpaper along with ink line in rear gutter, one page has closed tear in margin (archivally taped), a few soft wrinkles. Light edgewear… Read More