London: George G. Harrap and Company.� 1947. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original tan cloth with red titles to the spine, light green paper-covered boards with an illustration in brown the the upper board, in dustwrapper. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated throughout with colour plates and black and white line drawings by Nora Hamerton. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the boards slightly toned to the extremities. The contents, with a little offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean and bright and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked, price-clipped dustwrapper that has a few tiny closed tears to the edges. A sweet children's story about Malayan family life. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

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Bookseller: Lucius Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23584
Title: PADDYLANDS: A STORY OF MALAYA
Author: GARNIER, Grace P.; illustrated by HAMERTON, Nora:
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First edition, first printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: George G. Harrap and Company.� 1947

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Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com

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