The Happy Lion's Quest
by Louise Fatio
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£242.79£194.23
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About This Item
New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., 1961. Book. Illus. by Roger Duvoisin. Fine. Pictorial Cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Yellow pictorial hard cover with happy lion in red in a pictorial DJ in reversed coloration. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " with my good ????? Louise Fatio Duvoisin ." This copy is FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped DJ. Exterior is rich and clean. Edges are sharp. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with only hints of toning. Number line beginning with 8 ( presumed 8th printing). DJ is a bit rubbed but still bright. Minimal wear to edges. A little foxing to spine. SCARCE SIGNED. This is the only such on Abe as of May 2022..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002461
- Title
- The Happy Lion's Quest
- Author
- Louise Fatio
- Illustrator
- Roger Duvoisin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill Book Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Spine
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- Fine
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