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Four Volumes of Jean and Laurent De Brunhoff's 'Babar' Books
Jean de Brunhoff; Laurent de Brunhoff
1969-76
Methuen & Co. Ltd. : London
11" by 8"
[38]; [26]; [48]; 37pp.
SUMMARY
Four volumes of beautifully illustrated 'Babar' children's books by Laurent and Jean De Brunhoff.
Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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EU Postage: £ 16.99
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DESCRIPTION
In the original publisher's pictorial hardback.
Illustrated throughout with vibrant colour illustrations by the author's.
Four volumes. Later editions.
This set features four works by the father and son duo, Laurent and Jean de Brunhoff featuring their popular character 'Babar the elephant'. The works tell stories about Babar's adventures and his friends, with this set including ; 'Babar and Father Christmas', Babar's Friend Zephir, Picnic at Babar's and Babar and That Rascal Arthur'.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Externally smart with the odd minor mark to the boards, heaviest to 'Picnic', loss to the tail of the front joint to 'Picnic' and closed tears to the head and tail of the front joint to 'That Rascal Arthur', rubbing to the head and the tail of the spine to all but 'Father Christmas' and rubbing to the corner to the head of the board to 'That Rascal Arthur'. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd minor mark and very slight age toning to the extremities of 'Father Christmas'.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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