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Growing Up Happy Captain Kangaroo Tells Yesterday's Children How to Nurture Their Own
by Bob Keeshan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385249098
- ISBN 13
- 9780385249096
- Seller
-
Walcott, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday. New York. 1989. Quarter-bound in red cloth with white paper boards and gilt lettering to spine. First Edition (stated) with slight lean to spine; else fine. Signed with green sharpie on half title page with author's signature and author's Captain Kangaroo signature. Unclipped ($17.95) jacket shows minimal shelf wear but does show discoloration on top of front and back boards that does not bleed through to inside of jacket. May be reaction to sunlight. Jacket now protected with removable mylar cover. The story and photos of life in the fifties and sixities with Captain Kanaroo are all here: Mr. Green Jeans, Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Moose and of course.... Dancing Bear. OK, and a shower of Ping-Pong balls as seen on pg. 150. 9.75x6.5 in. 230 pg.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 245
- Title
- Growing Up Happy Captain Kangaroo Tells Yesterday's Children How to Nurture Their Own
- Author
- Bob Keeshan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0385249098
- ISBN 13
- 9780385249096
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 230
- Size
- octavo
- Keywords
- Childhood, Captain Kangaroo, television
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lamplighter Library
Biblio member since 2010
Walcott, Iowa
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