The House on East 88th Street
by Bernard Waber
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
WABER, Bernard. The House on East 88th Street. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1962. 8vo, 48pp. Greenish-yellow cloth pictorially stamped in olive. Color illustrations on every page. Spine ends a tad rubbed else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (rear panel a bit soiled, rest of dj slightly so, small chip at head of spine panel). With a bookplate signed and with a drawing of Lyle by the author/artist, Bernard Waber, laid in.
First edition. The introduction of Waber's beloved Lyle the Crocodile. When the Primms move into their upper east side brownstone apartment, they are shocked to discover a performing crocodile living in their bathtub! The first of 9 books about Lyle.
Synopsis
The first book in the Lyle series, this tells the story of how the Primms found Lyle the crocodile in the bathtub of their new home.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1112023
- Title
- The House on East 88th Street
- Author
- Bernard Waber
- Illustrator
- Bernard Waber
- Format/Binding
- Greenish-yellow cloth pictorially stamped in olive
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 48pp.
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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