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The Wonderful Story of How You Were Born
by Gruenberg, Sidonie Matsner
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The World's Work (1913) Ltd, Kingswood, Surrey, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Hildegard Woodward. The text is illustrated by Hildegard Woodward. 1/4 gray coloured back strip. 3/4 coloured papered boards – again by Hildegard Woodward, with pink and white coloured titles to the panels. An early 60s book, aimed at children, on conception. Softening of the back strip edges with a little chipping to the book corners – the underlying board is visible. Rubbing, stains and other various marks to the book panels – please see photograph. Foxing to the top book edge with rubbing to both the top and bottom edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages with some handling marks and foxing also present. Browning and foxing to the back strip. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 38, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Hildegard Woodward. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Parenting & Childcare. Inventory No: 0120698. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0120698
- Title
- The Wonderful Story of How You Were Born
- Author
- Gruenberg, Sidonie Matsner
- Illustrator
- Hildegard Woodward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World's Work (1913) Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Kingswood, Surrey
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- BZDB2 human conception, early 1960s,Hildegard Woodward – Illustrator Children; Parenting & Childcare. Hildegard Woodward Unbranded Gruenberg, Sidonie Matsner The Wonderful Story of How You Were Born
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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