Anybody at Home?
by H. A. Rey [Hans Augusto Rey]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
SGD 257.85SGD 232.06
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About This Item
[Printed in France]: Chatto and Windus, 1939. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 8". H. A. Rey [Hans Augusto Rey]. Hans Augusto Rey's delightful children's work, illustrated with bright folding plates. The work of German-born American illustrator and author H. A. Rey, who alongside his wife Margret Rey is best remembered for creating the character of 'Curious George'. The Rey's fled Paris together on bicycles just a few hours before it fell to the Nazi's, carrying the 'Curious George' manuscript with them.Rey presents twelve vibrant folding colour plates in this charming volume. Collated, complete.In the brightly illustrated publisher's wraps.Dated 1939 to the rear wrap. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper wraps. Externally, bright. Rubbing to back strip head and tail. Internally, generally firmly bound, but with one plate detached and loosely inserted. Small closed tears to fore edge of one plate. Pages age toned, but clean. Good Only
Synopsis
The short verses in Anybody at Home? ask children to identify various homes and the animals and objects that live there
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884F10
- Title
- Anybody at Home?
- Author
- H. A. Rey [Hans Augusto Rey]
- Illustrator
- H. A. Rey [Hans Augusto Rey]
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- [Printed in France]
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 10" by 8"
- Keywords
- Curious George Margret Rey pop-up book Hans Augusto Reyersbach Margret Rey
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.