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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
de Lofting, Hugh
- Usado
- fair
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fair/No Jacket
- Librería
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Philadelphia/New York: Stokes, 1927. First British Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Lofting, Hugh. The very First Book in the beloved series set in Victorian England featuring Doctor Dolittle, whose favorite patients are animals. This is a later (20th) printing of the FIRST BRITISH EDITION from Stokes, first published in 1920 (this one, 1927), in 180 pages, with the author's original frontispiece, 30 other black-and-white illustrations, & 2 full-page glossy plates throughout the text. Hardcover small 8vo has light orange cloth-covered boards decorated with sea creatures & a colorful paper pastedown to front cover, lettered in (heavily faded) gilt to front & spine. Condition is only Fair: boards soiled & fading, many pages show random soil spots or dogeared corners. Two pages had some scribbling, erased, no other writing or marks. Binding secure, but shaken, stitching loosening. Front pastedown is bright & colorful. Heavy rubbing to extremities & edgewear all around, with some cloth fraying in places. Page 95-96 is completely missing, all other 178 pages intact. Hinges cracked. Protected in 2.5 mil clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); 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 #
- 023173
- Título
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle
- Autor
- Lofting, Hugh
- Ilustrador
- Lofting, Hugh
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First British Edition 5th or later Printing
- Editorial
- Stokes
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia/New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1927
- 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
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Sobre el vendedor
Gargoyle Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
La Mesa, California
Sobre Gargoyle Books
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
