London: Hamish Hamilton. 4th printing (1972). 22pp. VG/VG copy, binding square and tight, minor crushing to spine ends, jacket very lightly edgeworn with approx 1cm closed tears to both rear corners, some light toning to jacket, now preserved in mylar jacket protector. Pencil name to ffep of Juliet Gowing, daughter of English Establishment artist Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991) . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1972.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's book written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969. The winner of many awards, it has sold 30 million copies It is highly popular and has been praised for its use of easy-to-read words which makes it good for teaching young children to read. The book contains 225 words and large, colourful illustrations.

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Bookseller: Object Relations, IOBA (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 022305
Title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Author: Eric Carle
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 024101798X
ISBN 13: 9780241017982
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1972
Pages: 22
Bookseller catalogs: Childrens;

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VG/VG: Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....