Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Ben Cropp -- Photographer. VIII, 52 pages, last page blank. Aqua coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with both coloured and black-and-white photography. Photographic covers, showing dolphins performing against a green background and white title to the backstrip. Bumping rubbing to the corners of the backstrip and to the book corners. Shelf wear to both the top and bottom edges. Spine is slightly cocked and there is light browning to the text block edges. On opening the book there is a distinct musty smell. Photographic dustwrapper, with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. The dustwrapper is in really poor shape. Author photograph to the rear fold over panel. The top rear dustwrapper edge has been torn in a rough V shape, with the entire edge being affected, at the deepest point of V shape it is 1.5 " deep. The top edge of the front panel is creased and there is a tear measuring 0.75 " and the top 0.25 "is missing for 2" from the backstrip. The lower front dustwrapper are edge has a tear measuring 1.25 " with the laminate lifting from the underlying paper. Rubbing creasing is also present to what is left of the dustwrapper edges and there is rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners. There has been bleeding of the book colour to the verso of the dustwrapper. A book for children about the early life and capture and eventual performing of dolphins at Sea World on the Gold Coast in Australia. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ben Cropp -- Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Children's Books; Photography; Australia; Inventory No: 0105996. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0105996
Title: Cheeky the Dolphin
Author: Cropp, Ben
Illustrator: Ben Cropp -- Photographer
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Rigby Limited
Place of Publication: Adelaide
Date Published: 1968
Keywords: BZDB2 Illustrated Children's Book, Dolphin -- Performer -- Australian History; Children's Books; Photography; Australia; Ben Cropp -- Photographer Unbranded Cropp, Ben Cheeky the Dolphin
Bookseller catalogs: Photography; Children's Books;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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