Puss in Boots
by Nicola Bayley
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£125.00£112.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape , 1976. First edition. Hardback. Fine. 12" by 8.5". Nicola Bayley. A signed first edition of Nicola Bayley's beautifully illustrated pop up book about the popular character 'Puss in Boots'. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to pp. 2: "With best wishes, Nicola Bayley". Illustrated with colourful boarders, vignettes and four vibrant double page pop up scenes by Nicola Bayley. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. This beautifully illustrated pop up book was written and illustrated by Nicola Bayley, a children's book illustrator and author. Bayley is best known for her illustrations of cats with her popular work 'The Mousehole Cat'. This work follows the courageous and boot wearing cat on his adventures. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Externally lovely with only a slight lean and a price label to the rear. Internally firmly bound with only very minor offsetting to pp. 2 due to newspaper clippings relating to Nicola Bayley that have been loosely inserted. Pages bright and clean with pop up illustrations in fine condition. Fine
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 891Z54
- Title
- Puss in Boots
- Author
- Nicola Bayley
- Illustrator
- Nicola Bayley
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 12" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- First edition Children's book Nicola Bayley Pop up Children's book Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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