Hi-Po the Hippo: Lithographs by Ruth Gannett (Signed)
by Thomas, Dorothy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near fine/Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1942. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Ruth Gannett. Large folio. Unpaginated (40pp). Signed. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated throughout with many pages in full color. Stated first printing. A near fine copy. The dustwrapper is price-clipped, is rubbed at the folds and has a few chips and tape-repaired closed tears, but gives a very good plus appearance.
With an inscription from the author: "To my long-time friend and neighbor in the Little Cracked House. Affectionately, Dorothy Thomas."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19137
- Title
- Hi-Po the Hippo: Lithographs by Ruth Gannett (Signed)
- Author
- Thomas, Dorothy
- Illustrator
- Ruth Gannett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...