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The Post Office Cat
by Haley, Gail E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0370107586
- ISBN 13
- 9780370107585
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bodley Head, Ltd. ,. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1976. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0370107586 . In the original publisher's oblong quarto pictorial laminated boards - some fading to the colour on the boards, , some red tones have changed to green, etc, but this makes little difference to the picture on the covers. The page fore-edges are 'toned' a pale 'tan' with age - but uniformly. Internally Near FINE with NO Inscriptions or Marks. 32 pp. Illustrated throughout in full colour by Gail E Haley - who is both Author and Illustrator and Winner of the 1976 Kate Greenaway Medal for this book. She also won the Caldecott Medal in 1971 for her retelling of the African folktale 'A Story a Story'. A Delightful fictional Cat tale for younger readers, but based on the Historical Fact that Victorian London's Postal Service came to rely on cats to ward off predatory rodents who chewed the mail ! Charming illustrations. See Images. ; Oblong Small Slim 4to 10" - 11" ; 32 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120093
- Title
- The Post Office Cat
- Author
- Haley, Gail E
- Illustrator
- Gail E. Haley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0370107586
- ISBN 13
- 9780370107585
- Publisher
- Bodley Head, Ltd. ,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- 0370107586, The Post Office Cat Written And Illustrated By Gail E. Haley,, 1st UK - Bodley Head 1976., A Delightful Fictional Cat Tale For Younger Readers, But Based On The , Historical Fact That Victorian London's Postal Service Came To Rely On , Cat
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Dogs/Cats; Fiction;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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