The Merry Piper; or, The Magical Trip of the Sugar Bowl Ship
by Gaze, Howard
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
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Mission, Canada
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Gaze, Harold. The Merry Piper; or, The Magical Trip of the Sugar Bowl Ship. Longmans, Green & Co. 1925. First Edition. Written and illustrated by Harold Gaze. 7 X 8.5. Pictorial endpapers; half-title; [2] Illustrated frontice with tissue guard; title pagel; contents; list of illustration; pp.1-247; [1].
Grey cloth boards with navy fairy design on front board. Title, author and publisher detail on spine. Pictorial endpapers. Shelf wear to top and tail of spine, Light foxing throughout but does not impact readability. Small groove indent to front cover. Some discolouration to front and back boards, left from handling. Endpaper has begun to pull away from binding in upper corner but remains attached.
Join Ruth, Normal and Uncle Hal on their adventures in the land of Goodness-Knows-Where, as the trio joints up with Turvy Wee, the fairy outlaw in search of the Pearl of Happiness.
Harold Gaze (1884-1963) was a New Zealand born author and illustrator of children's books.
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- PL-032
- Title
- The Merry Piper; or, The Magical Trip of the Sugar Bowl Ship
- Author
- Gaze, Howard
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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