Harquin; The Fox Who Went Down to the Valley
by Burningham, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. Good+. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 32 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated, cloth-covered boards. Moisture soiled area on lower board. Some wear to corner tips and spine ends. A few other minor spots to the boards. Three tiny spots on copyright page, otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of a fox named Harquin, with attractive full-colour illustrations by British writer-illustrator John Burningham. One of his earlier titles. Typography and title page design by Jan Pienkowski. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7046
- Title
- Harquin; The Fox Who Went Down to the Valley
- Author
- Burningham, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.