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VICTORIOUS PAINTS THE GREAT BALLOON; By David Francis Birchman / Illustrated by Jonathan Hunt
by Birchman, David Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0027101118
- ISBN 13
- 9780027101119
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York Oxford Singapore Sydney: Bradbury Press / Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. Jonathan Hunt. INSCRIBED & DOUBLY SIGNED on half title by the Illustrator: "For Roland, Up, Up and Away! Good Luck to You! / Signed as Jon & as Jonathan Hunt with an ORIGINAL 2" SKETCH of the head of a cheerful DUCK in stocking cap saying "Quack," tall 8vo (8 7/8" x 6 5/8"), blue quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over blue boards; profusely illustrated with a pictorial dedication page and 11 full-page detailed plates: half in color & half in B&W, peach endpapers, 52 pages. David Francis Birchman is a children's author of such light-hearted titles for youngsters as A Tale of Tulips; A Tale of Onions; Brother Billy Bronto's Bygone Blues Band; Jigsaw Jackson; and The Raggly Scraggly No-Soap No-Scrub Girl.<br /> <br /> This charming and beautifully illustrated book is about early French aeronauts ascending in a hot air balloon. <br /> <br /> SUPERIOR OVERALL CONDITION! EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with ORIGINAL SKETCH. Tight, bright, clean. Beautiful clean dust jacket. No remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8041
- Title
- VICTORIOUS PAINTS THE GREAT BALLOON; By David Francis Birchman / Illustrated by Jonathan Hunt
- Author
- Birchman, David Francis
- Illustrator
- Jonathan Hunt
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0027101118
- ISBN 13
- 9780027101119
- Publisher
- Bradbury Press / Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York Oxford Singapore Sydney
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- humor, balloon, illustrated, Montgolfier,
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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