Lond : Collins, 1960 tidy ex school library, small stamp top corner fep with CANCELLED in pen to it, some foxing to endpapers and a few small spots of tape browning to paste downs, top edge of upper cover board surface insect damage extends 10mm along the top of the cover, some foxing or tape oxidisation to the book spine from old tape that held a plastic cover to the DW. DW unclipped and tidy. Top right corner has some insect damage with a little loss, tail of the spine has minor chipping, reverse of the DW has a few areas where old tape has left brown stain, generally book and DW could be near VG. Book contents to the large pages are a mixture of text and illustrations probably near 50% in colour, very charming book. Set in small Italian town of Capo d'Oro.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Bettina Ehrlich. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library.

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Seller: Fortuna Books (NZ)
Seller's Inventory #: 013140
Title: For the Leg of a Chicken
Author: EHRLICH Bettina
Illustrator: Bettina Ehrlich
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: Lond
Date Published: 1960
Keywords: British Childrens Illustrated Fiction Bettina First Edition Capo d'Oro
Bookseller catalogs: CHILDRENS YOUNG ADULT;

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