THORNTREE MEADOWS.
by NASH, John (illustrator). By Roger Nett.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Nelson, 1960.. FIRST UK EDITION 1960, (first published in the US in 1957). 8vo, blue boards, 138 pages. 8 utterly enchanting pink and blue plates, black and white frontispiece and 8 black and white text illustrations. These accompany the whimsical adventures of 3 friends, a hippopotamus, an aardvark and a pig, told in a full length story. Tiny dent to top edge of upper board, lower corner of upper cover just slightly bumped, no inscriptions. Near Fine in very good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, very slightly worn at head and tail of spine and corners, minute chip at head of spine and top corner, one 10 mm (½") closed edge tear). One of Nash's very few children's book commissions. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45716
- Title
- THORNTREE MEADOWS.
- Author
- NASH, John (illustrator). By Roger Nett.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Nelson, 1960.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HUMOROUS CHILDREN'S STORIES ANIMALS hippopotamus aardvark pig
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