The History of the Hoppers
by PARKER, B. & N
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Twelve stories of kangaroos told in verse with many small drawings in sepia and twelve beautifully printed, full-page, partially-coloured plates. Quarto, full colour pictorial boards, edge rubbing, corner wear, chipping of paper at spine ends and along spine edges, two pages with minor nicks at page edge, clean and bright, a very good copy indeed overall.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Illustrated Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1532
- Title
- The History of the Hoppers
- Author
- PARKER, B. & N
- Illustrator
- N. Parker
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. & R. Chambers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- kangaroo kangaroos classic australian children's book vintage childrens book hoppers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals; Australiana;
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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