We’re Going On a Bear Hunt
by Rosen, Michael And Oxenbury, Helen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good++
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The First UK Printing published by Walker Books, London in 1989. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with no inscriptions or erasures. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Some spotting in places but less so than usually encountered. A small closed tear to the upper front flap fold and a small closed tear to the upper rear edge which has been neatly repaired to the verso. The wrapper is protected in removable Mylar archival cover. The classic children's story which went on to win the 'Nestle Smarties Book Prize' in 1989 and was an 'Honor Book' in the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards. The book also won the 'School Library Journal Best Book of the Year' and the 'Mainichi Newspapers Japanese Picture Book Award, Outstanding Picture Book from Abroad' award. Since publication, the book has sold more than 9 million copies. It has won numerous awards and was the subject of a Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Reading Lesson' with a book-reading attended by 1,500 children, and an additional 30,000 listeners online, in 2014. A sharp copy of an increasingly elusive title. More Images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222322244679
- Title
- We’re Going On a Bear Hunt
- Author
- Rosen, Michael And Oxenbury, Helen
- Illustrator
- Oxenbury, Helen
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Walker Books, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1989
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Oxenbury, Rosen, Childrens, Illustrated, Smarties
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Erasures
- Erasures indicates marks where someone has removed bits of text or content from a book. In Book Arts, erasures can also mean a...