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The Moon is Shining Bright as Day
by Ogden Nash [ed]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Rose Shirvanian. A first edition copy of this funny collection for verses for children, with illustrations. A first edition copy.This volume is an anthology of good-humoured verses for children, selected and with an introduction by Ogden Nash. Some of the verses that appear within this volume include Has Anybody Seen My Mouse? Over in the Meadow and How Many Miles to Babylon. Illustrated by Rose Shirvanian with in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. In the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with a small mark to the front extremity and light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Previous owner inscription to the half title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some fading to the spine. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 854B44
- Title
- The Moon is Shining Bright as Day
- Author
- Ogden Nash [ed]
- Illustrator
- Rose Shirvanian
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Moon is Shining Bright as Day verse humour verse
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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