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The Ugly Duckling
by Andersen, Hans Christian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
West Drayon, Middlesex: Porpoise Books. Fair with no dust jacket. [1948]. First Edition. Papered Boards. No date [1948]. 47, [1] pages. Illustrated papered boards. Dimensions: 8.5" high by 7" wide. Spine chipped and taped with brown paper adhesive tape. Gutters intact at endpapers. Owner's inscription. Some soiling and staining to some leaves. Some staining to rear board. 3.5" diagonal crease to corner of front free endpaper and first two leaves. These Porpoise books are alleged to have been remaindered to New Zealand after the series received poor sales in the UK. The short-lived series has since become one of the more sought after imprints from Penguin publishers. [for more information, see the article "The Mystery of the Drowning Porpoises: by Steve Hare in "Fine Books & Collections" magaine, Vol. 2 No. 6 (Nov/Dec 2004) ]. ; 8vo .
Synopsis
For two hundred years, Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling has been a childhood favorite all over the world. Now Robert Ingpen brings his spectacular adaptation to new generations of readers. Born bigger and different than the other hatchlings, the ugly duckling is ridiculed by his brothers and sisters, rejected by the other ducks, and eventually shunned by his own mother. The little bird leaves his home, embarking on a brave journey through hecklers, hunters, and cruel seasons-only to discover that the beauty he was seeking was inside him all along. A beautifully told and brilliantly illustrated edition of this classic, essential story every child should embrace.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002964
- Title
- The Ugly Duckling
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Illustrator
- Nickless, Will
- Format/Binding
- Papered Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Porpoise Books
- Place of Publication
- West Drayon, Middlesex
- Date Published
- [1948]
- Keywords
- Series Children's Books Illustrated Penguin Porpoi
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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