MRS. COCKLE'S CAT
by Pearce, Phillipa, Illustrated by Antony Maitland
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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Bacova, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1961 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 32 pages, cloth. Story of a substantial lady who lives alone with her cat Peter and sells balloons on a London street corner. She begins to pine away when her cat goes off in search of fish & doesn't return. Wonderful & engaging nonsense with amusing line drawings, some with color added. 1961 Greenaway Medal Winner. One double spread is loose. Very light edge wear..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Windy Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06777
- Title
- MRS. COCKLE'S CAT
- Author
- Pearce, Phillipa, Illustrated by Antony Maitland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- AWARDS-MISC; CATS;
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About the Seller
Windy Hill Books
Biblio member since 2008
Bacova, Virginia
About Windy Hill Books
Windy Hill Books specializes in out of print and collectible children's books in gift condition. Established in 1993 we have recently moved to beautiful Bath County Virginia. We are opened by appointment only.
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- Jacket
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- Good+
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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