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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK Going to Sea & The New Fishing Net.
by LEVY, MURIEL. Illustrations by (Joan) Kiddell-Monroe.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth, Ladybird series 417, 1946.. SIXTH EDITION 1946 (first published in 1941), 180 x 115 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, 25 full page coloured illustrations, a few blue vignettes in the text, no pagination (55) pages plus 2 page catalogue, pale grey textured boards with blue lettering and illustration to upper cover, pictorial patterned endpapers showing Wonk the little koala. A touch of rubbing to tail of spine, very faint name and date on front endpaper (barely noticeable). Near Fine crisp clean copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER, (dw: price clipped, faintly spotted and dusty looking on upper panel, no tears or chips). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46925
- Title
- THE ADVENTURES OF WONK Going to Sea & The New Fishing Net.
- Author
- LEVY, MURIEL. Illustrations by (Joan) Kiddell-Monroe.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth, Ladybird series 417, 1946.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ladybird Wonk Muriel Levy Kiddell-Monroe Koala bear children's picture book
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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