Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Book
by McCulloch, Derek
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/GD/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK ?INCLUDING ALISON UTTLEY SHORT STORY? SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1948* Publisher: Purnell & Sons.* Binding and cover condition: Bright yellow boards with family scene showing a father in his armchair and a group of children with toys to front and rear boards, red cloth spine strip untitled. Slight bumps & fairly heavy rubs to corners and lower edges. No marks. GOOD* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Front and rear end papers illustrated, fep corner clipped & neat owners name at top edge. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with very minor reading wear, no marks to text. Paper (low quality) aged but not tanned. VG+* Illustrations: Monochrome colour backed b/w line drawings throughout.* Pages: 157 pp. text. no appendices or index at rear.* Description: This was Uncle Mac's own selection of his favourite stories which were broadcast on Children's Hour, with some true stories by famous people who have given talks over the air to children.* A near VERY GOOD copy with some wear to boards reducing it to GD. No dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5239
- Title
- Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Book
- Author
- McCulloch, Derek
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/GD/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Purnell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London UK. 0
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