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HARVEY SLUMFENBURGER'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT. Signed copy.
by BURNINGHAM, John. Written and illustrated by Burningham.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Walker, 1993.. FIRST EDITION 1993, INSCRIBED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM, 4to, 305 x 268 mm, 12 x 10½ inches, colour illustrated boards, no pagination. Wonderful coloured illustration throughout, full page, double page and in the text. Father Christmas almost forgot Harvey's present and has to make a perilous journey without the reindeer to get it to him on time in his remote house. No previous owner inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, tiniest wrinkle to tail of spine. John Burningham has written on reverse of title page: "Best wishes to Vera Coleman from John Burningham". MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47025
- Title
- HARVEY SLUMFENBURGER'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT. Signed copy.
- Author
- BURNINGHAM, John. Written and illustrated by Burningham.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Walker, 1993.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- father christmas children's picture book SIGNED
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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