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Caesar : the life story of a panda leopard ; Hussein : an entertainment [complete in 2 volumes]

Caesar : the life story of a panda leopard ; Hussein : an entertainment [complete in 2 volumes]

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Caesar : the life story of a panda leopard ; Hussein : an entertainment [complete in 2 volumes]

by O'Brian, Patrick (1914-2000)

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Boston Spa : British Library, 1999. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked quarter leather backed pictorial boards. In an equally fine maroon cloth slipcase. Limited edition of 250 copies SIGNED by the author - This copy is no. 205. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description: 2 v. ; 22 cm. Contents: Caesar - Originally published: Great Britain : Putnam, 1930 ; Hussein - Originally published: Oxford: OUP, 1938. Summary: These two novels were originally published when O'Brian was very young. In his foreword the author provides some interesting background to these two pieces of juvenilia. Subjects: Asiatic elephant - Leopard - India - Fiction - Juvenile literature. The covers were designed by Small Wonder Design featuring Indian minatures from the Richard Johnson Collection held by the British Library. Title pages within decorative borders with vignettes.

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Title
Caesar : the life story of a panda leopard ; Hussein : an entertainment [complete in 2 volumes]
Author
O'Brian, Patrick (1914-2000)
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Hardback
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1st Edition in this form
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Hardcover
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Boston Spa : British Library
Date Published
1999
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