HITTY The Life and Adventures of a Wooden Doll.
by LATHROP, Dorothy P. (illustrator). Story by Rachel Field.:
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- Hardcover
- first
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Routledge, 1932.. FIRST UK EDITION 1932, large 8vo, 250 x 165 mm, 9¾ x 6¼ inches, yellow cloth, red lettered upper cover and spine, pages: vii, 214. 3 beautiful colour plates, 10 exquisite black and white plates and 8 text illustrations. Tail of spine very slightly worn with 2 minute nicks to cloth, tiniest bump to corners, lower cover slightly unevenly faded, 1 or 2 very minor marks to cloth, erased pencil inscription on front endpaper, showing slightly, edges faintly foxed, occasional pale fox spot to margins. Very good plus copy (lacking dustwrapper). Author and artist of this delightful popular doll book were American. It first appeared in the US in 1929 with the subtitle: My First Five Hundred Years. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42400
- Title
- HITTY The Life and Adventures of a Wooden Doll.
- Author
- LATHROP, Dorothy P. (illustrator). Story by Rachel Field.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Routledge, 1932.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- wooden dolls Dorothy P. Lathrop Rachel Field children's doll book
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