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The Story of Doctor Dolittle.: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts.
de LOFTING, Hugh
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
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- Librería
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London, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company,, 1920. First edition, first printing, of the first book in the Doctor Dolittle series which would run to 15 titles. The US edition predates the UK edition by four years. The series has been adapted many times, including in films starring Rex Harrison or Eddie Murphy and a stage musical by Leslie Bricusse. Original pale orange cloth, spine and front cover lettered in blue, front cover with pictorial inlay, illustrated endpapers. Coloured frontispiece, 2 plates, 9 full-page illustrations, and other illustrations in text, all by the author. Extremities a little rubbed, some light soiling to spine, some splitting to front hinge and tear to front free endpaper; a very good copy.
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
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 169290
- Título
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle.
- Autor
- LOFTING, Hugh
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Lugar de publicación
- New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company,
- Fecha de publicación
- 1920
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Sobre el vendedor
Peter Harrington
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
London
Sobre Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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