Whadayamean
by John Burningham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Jonathan Cape , 1999. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine. 9.5" by11.5". John Burningham. An enchanting first edition of John Burningham's environmental fable, profusely illustrated by the author. An excellent first edition copy of this work, published in 1999.Profusely illustrated by the author, John Burningham. Collated complete.Published ten years after Burningham's popular work Hey! Get Off Our Train the author once again takes on the environmental fable in this daring and enchanting picture book about taking care of planet Earth. The work imagines God taking a tour of planet Earth with two children and finding dirty water, foul air, forests chopped and burned, and hungry people is in dismay. The two children set off to tell the adults how to change.John Burningham is an English author and children's book illustrator. In both 1963 and 1970 Burningham won Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration. In the publisher's original pictorial boards. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Y25
- Title
- Whadayamean
- Author
- John Burningham
- Illustrator
- John Burningham
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 9.5" by11.5"
- Keywords
- John Burningham Whadayamean Children's Book Illustrated Whadayamean
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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