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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
de Lofting, Hugh
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Philadelphia/New York: J. P. Lippincott Company, 1948. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Lofting, Hugh. The very First Book in the beloved series set in Victorian England featuring Doctor Dolittle, whose favorite patients are animals. Orig. published in 1920, reissued posthumously by Lofting's wife in 1948, this is the 54th printing, in with the Introduction to the Tenth Printing by Sir Hugh Walpole, in 172 pages, with the author's original frontispiece & 32 other black-and-white illustrations & full-page, lightly colored glossy plates throughout the text. Hardcover small 8vo (5" x 7.75") has red cloth-covered boards with a bright white pictorial paper pastedown to front, which is flawless! Book itself is Near Fine, with very slight rubbing to both ends of spine; corners very mildly bumped. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white.The price-clipped DJ is VG, with modest rubbing & toning & very mild edgewear; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Sinopsis
The Story of Doctor Dolittle is a 1920 book about Doctor John Dolittle and his animals. This book is the first in a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. Doctor Dolittle is a doctor who can speak with the animals in their own languages. He starts treating animals instead of human patients.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 021465
- Título
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle
- Autor
- Lofting, Hugh
- Ilustrador
- Lofting, Hugh
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition Later Printing
- Editorial
- J. P. Lippincott Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia/New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1948
- Palabras clave
- ANIMALS ZOO TALKING CHILDREN LITERATURE FICTION PICTURE BOOKS DOCTOR VETERINARIAN ENGLAND ENGLISH
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets;
Términos de venta
Gargoyle Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Gargoyle Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
La Mesa, California
Sobre Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
