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THE PRESS.
by PAPAS, William. Written and illustrated by Papas.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Oxford University Press, 1964.. FIRST EDITION 1964, 4to, 265 x 275 mm, 10½ x 10¾ inches, red cloth backed colour illustrated boards, (32) pages. A factual and informative book with lively humorous black and white illustrations filling every page. Small corner crease to front endpaper, no inscriptions. A Fine copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped but with small new price label stuck over original, one 15 mm (¾") closed tear to top edge of upper panel, touch of wear to head and tail of spine and corners, small faint stain to upper panel, looks like part of illustration). Papas was born in 1927 in S. Africa, he had a Greek father and a German mother. He worked as a newspaper cartoonist first in S. Africa and from 1959 for the Guardian and later the Sunday Times. Many of his books for children have social and and political themes. (Kingman Vol. III page 155). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42940
- Title
- THE PRESS.
- Author
- PAPAS, William. Written and illustrated by Papas.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Oxford University Press, 1964.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- children's instructional picture book the press newspapers journalists fleet street
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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