Penguin Small
by Mick Inkpen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992 . First edition. Hardback. Fine. 10" by 9". Mick Inkpen. A wonderfully illustrated, first edition of this delightful children's book featuring a snowman and a penguin, written by Mick Inkpen. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards. Written and illustrated by British author and artist Mick Inkpen, who is best known for his children's books, including Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig. A charming story featuring Penguin Small, a penguin who is afraid of the sea and has a big adventure, meeting many friends along the way. Wonderfully illustrated by the author throughout, with three fold-out pages. In the publisher's original pictorial boards. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear and very small creasing to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892Q18
- Title
- Penguin Small
- Author
- Mick Inkpen
- Illustrator
- Mick Inkpen
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 10" by 9"
- Keywords
- Mick Inkpen first edition children's book illustrated first edition penguin snowman
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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.
Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...