Tales of the Early World.
by HUGHES, Ted
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- first
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Faber and Faber, London., 1988. First edition. Royal octavo. pp [iv], 122. Creation tales written for children. Illustrated by Andrew Davidson.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper: ''Love from Ted as always - For Peggy and Sean''. Below this he has written out a poem: ''The Truth / Is not / One jot / In Youth / Nor in Middle-age's / Lying Pages / The True, the Good / Is in Childhood - / And may be reckoned / Better in the second / When (like mine) / It begins age nine.''Head and tail of spine very slightly pushed, otherwise fine in fine dustwrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HUGHESTE015597
- Title
- Tales of the Early World.
- Author
- HUGHES, Ted
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber, London.
- Date Published
- 1988
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