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Madeline in London
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Viking, New York, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Near fine in a fair dust jacket. First edition states on the copyright page. Orange cloth boards, decoration stamped in black on upper board, titles in black on spine. Illustrated endpapers and illustrated dust jacket. Spine tips and corners just a little rubbed, else fine; internally clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with chipping at the corners, spine tips, and along the flap edges; with several short tears. Original price of $3.50 printed on front flap.
Synopsis
Pepito has moved to England. To help celebrate his birthday, Miss Clavel and the girls pay him a visit. When his mother won't let Pepito keep one of his birthday presents--a horse--Madeline is more than willing to help out.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109301
- Title
- Madeline in London
- Author
- Bemelmans, Ludwig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Viking, New York
- Date Published
- 1961
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- New
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