Babar and Father Christmas
by De Brunhoff, Jean
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Random House, 1940. First Thus . Hardcover. Fair. Charming illustrations throughout by the author, in 40 pages with decorative elephant endpapers. Orig. published in 1940, translated from the French by Merle Haas, this is the First English language edition, later printing. Hardcover with decorative paper over boards. Condition is Fair: reading copy only. Moderate-heavy rubbing to extremities, especially all corners & spine. Old gift inscription on verso of ffep & crayon to back cover. NO DJ as issued. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015735
- Title
- Babar and Father Christmas
- Author
- De Brunhoff, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- CHRISTMAS XMAS HOLIDAY CHILDREN ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR PICTURE BOOK ANIMALS ELEPHANT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Holiday-Halloween/Christmas/Hanukkah/Other;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...