Elmer
by David McKee
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£2,400.00£2,160.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Dennis Dobson, 1968. First edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 9" by 9". David McKee. The scarce first edition of the beloved children's tale by David McKee, following a colourful patchwork elephant. The scarce first edition.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.David McKee's popular children's book, following a patchwork elephant named Elmer, who has grown tired of being so colourful, and wants to be like his fellow elephants. This first edition went somewhat under the radar, until in 1989 it was reprinted, and met with immediate and international success.Illustrated colourfully throughout. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart. A small amount of loss and lifting to the tail of the front joint and spine. Minor fading to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the board. Dust wrapper is edge worn with chips and closed tears, chips heavier to the head and tail of the spine, and to the head of the front wrap, and a closed tear to the tail of the front wrap. Light marks and age-toning to the wraps. Faint ring mark to the reverse of the front wrap. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A small amount of wear to the gutters of some pages, resulting in a very small amount of surface loss to the pages. Good
Synopsis
David McKee’s first book was published in 1964. He is the creator of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant , as well as both Mr Benn and King Rollo . His books are now published in many languages throughout the world, and many of them have been adapted for television. He is one of the leading contemporary children's book creators.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892P19
- Title
- Elmer
- Author
- David McKee
- Illustrator
- David McKee
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dennis Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 9" by 9"
- Keywords
- Elmer elephant david mckee patchwork elephant
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Publisher's cloth
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- 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....
- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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