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William Heinmann Ltd London 1930 . First edition thereof. 59pp with 11 full color illustrations, large format HB 9x11" No DJ. Fair/Good throughout - Glue attached sticker copying front page detail on inner front - dated inscription opposite (Xmas 1931) with prev owners details. Spine foxed at head and tail and spotting throughout -pages 18-22 +1 illustration are ripped in several places and retaped. A substantially used edition but still of value.
COUNTRY OF THIRTY SIX THOUSAND WISHES by MAUROIS, ANDRE
by MAUROIS, ANDRE
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COUNTRY OF THIRTY SIX THOUSAND WISHES
by MAUROIS, ANDRE
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SEGUR, ADRIENNE. MAUROIS,ANDRE. COUNTRY OF THIRTY SIX THOUSAND WISHES. London: William Heinemann (1930). 4to (8 3/4 x 11 1/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, tips rubbed and light soil, VG+. This is a wonderful fantasy tale, illustrated by ADRIENNE SEGUR with 11 beautiful color plates plus black and whites in-text.
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The Country Of Thirty Six Thousand Wishes
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The Country of Thirty-Six Thousand Wishes
by Andre Maurois
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Eureka, California, United States
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D. Appleton and Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 66 pages. Illustrated by Adrienne Segur. 11 full-page color illustrations. 11.5 x 9 inches. A very good copy in pictorial covers. Edge and corner wear with some fraying at corners. Some foxing to frontispiece, other plates are very good +. Inscribed, not by author, to prior owner on front free endpaper.
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The Country of Thirty Six Thousand Wishes
by Maurois Andre
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edinburgh, United Kingdom
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London: William Heinemann, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. D'Adrienne Segur. 4to. A very good copy in cream cloth with brown cloth spine. Decorated on upper board. In a fair dustwrapper which has pieces missing from the rear panel and at the foot of the spine. The wrapper is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. No ownership inscription. Some edge and a little end-paper foxing. Pp.[x],59. Frontispiece and 10 full-page colour illustrations. Smaller black and white illustrations. A little girl makes a trip to a land where every child's wish comes true. Uncommon in dustwrapper.
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The Country of Thirty Six Thousand Wishes
by Andre Maurois
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Looe, Cornwall, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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London: Heinemann, 1930. Superbly illustrated story. Covers a little soiled. Name on front endpaper. 59 pages.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by D'Adrienne Segur. 8" x 12". Hardback.
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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D.Appleton and Co., 1930. Hardcover. very good. Quarto.(11 1/2"x 9") Pictorial boards. 66pp Eleven full page delightful color plates illustrations by A. Segur. Some light rubbing at bottom edges. Small amount of creasing at bottom corner of one page. (The creasing does not affect text or illustration).
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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66pp Eleven full page delightful color plates illustrated by A. Segur. rubbing at edges. D.Appleton and Company, 1930. First edition. Hard Cover.some soiling. 1930 RARE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S CLASSIC
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THE COUNTRY OF THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND WISHES
by Andre Maurois (Author), D'Adrienne Segur (Illustrator)
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Tywyn, United Kingdom
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William Heinemann, 1930. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Scarce childrens book. 59 pp of text with 11 plates in text illustrations in b/w Very good with cleqan boards ( slight bump on the upper front ) Very bright. Dust jacket is now protected in removable mylar
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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£55.00
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London: William Heinemann, 1930. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Adrienne Segur. The first translated edition of this charming tale from Andre Maurois, with beautiful illustrations. First translated edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, ten colour plates, and many in-text drawings. Collated complete. A charming fantastical story for children. Written by Andre Maurois, a French author. Illustrated by Adrienne Segur, a French children's book illustrator. Translated from the French by Katharine I. Monro. In the original quarter brown cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with a small ink mark to page 29. Very Good
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THE COUNTRY OF THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND WISHES
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Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Published by William Heinemann Ltd., 1930. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Segur, Adrienne. Very good condition with no wrapper. Translated by Katharine I. Monro. Large format. Brown cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. 11 delightful colour plates plus b/w text illustrations featuring fairies. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Nick to cloth on front edge of spine. Covers slightly grubby. Small name to top edge of front endpaper. A couple of marks to front endpapers. Light browning to endpapers. Light foxing, mainly to endpapers and text block.
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Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Published by William Heinemann Ltd., 1930. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Segur, D'Adrienne. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. 11 colour plates (including frontis). B/w illustrations. Splitting to spine, with some fraying to cloth at loss to top and tail. Bumping to cover edges and corners. A few marks. Contents are still very good.
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