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UP WITH BIRDS!
by BLAKE, Quentin. By John Yeoman.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1998.. FIRST EDITION 1998, first issue with correct countdown digits, oblong 4to, 240 x 285 mm, 9½ x 11¼ inches, glazed pale blue boards with coloured illustration by Blake, purple endpapers, (32) pages. Humorous coloured illustrations, some full page. Mr Fflyte a handyman comes up with a brilliant invention to get birds flying. No inscriptions, a touch of fading to spine, lettering on spine still bright, tiny shallow dent to top edge of both boards. A near Fine crisp clean copy (issued without dustwrapper). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46076
- Title
- UP WITH BIRDS!
- Author
- BLAKE, Quentin. By John Yeoman.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Hamish Hamilton, 1998.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- quentin blake picture book childrens birds humour
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Roger Middleton
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Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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