The Post Office Cat [Inscribed and Signed]
by Gail E. Haley
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684146533
- ISBN 13
- 9780684146539
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1976]. First Edition with full number line. Slim oblong quarto; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($6.95); 30pp.; color illus. throughout. Near Fine. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page.
Lovely children's book based on the true story of Clarence, the cat who came to live at Her Majesty's Post Office in 1868 to help put down a mail-mutilating mouse infestation. The work was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for historical fiction.
Lovely children's book based on the true story of Clarence, the cat who came to live at Her Majesty's Post Office in 1868 to help put down a mail-mutilating mouse infestation. The work was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for historical fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28925
- Title
- The Post Office Cat [Inscribed and Signed]
- Author
- Gail E. Haley
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684146533
- ISBN 13
- 9780684146539
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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