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BOND**, MICHAEL: : Paddington's Magical Christmas.**

LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO LTD.,1988.

ISBN 0001811800.

UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, 1st edn.[One and the last of nine titles in the Paddington 'First' Picture Books - for younger readers - series by Collins (UK) spanning 1984-88.All were written in collaboration with David McKee and illustrated by him.FINE.No owner inscrptn and no dw/dj - as issued - and the absence of a publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition,and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by David McKee,illustrated bds,with white lettering and plain dark green eps; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Some minor,superficial scoring and indentations particularly to rear bd - but not excessive or obtrusive though.Top+fore -edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial vignette illustrated title page,recto+verso of first and last pages - single page colour illustration,all other pages double-paged colour illustration - all by David McKee. One day,not long before Christmas, Paddington heard Mrs Bird singing.It seemed her true love had sent her a present of a partridge in a pear tree. Over the next few days the mystery deepened.Mrs Brown sang that her true love had sent four calling birds,three French hens,two turtle doves and another partridge in a pear tree. But Paddington couldn't even see a pear tree,let alone a partridge or four calling birds.So he went to his friend,Mr Gruber, and told him what was happening.That gave Mr Gruber an idea . . . Michael Bond and David McKee together have created a magical Christmas book which is sure to enchant all young readers. Want more Michael BOND titles? Please search the rest of my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED and MODERN FIRSTS catalogues for similar and other 'PADDINGTON','Monsieur Pamplemousse', 'Parsley','Olga da Polga' and 'J.D. Polson' titles/stories. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

BOND**, MICHAEL: : Paddington's Magical Christmas.**

LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO LTD.,1988.

ISBN 0001811800

UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, 1st edn.[One and the last of nine titles in the Paddington 'First' Picture Books - for younger readers - series by Collins (UK) spanning 1984-88.All were written in collaboration with David McKee and illustrated by him.] FINE.A young owner's childishly handwritten Christian name in pencil to ffe - no other notation/ writing,and no dw/dj - as issued.The absence of a publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition,and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/ distribution.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by David McKee,illustrated bds, with white lettering and plain dark green eps; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some minor,superficial scoring and indentations particularly to rear bd - but not excessive or obtrusive though.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine (owner name excepted) - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial vignette illustrated title page,recto+ verso of first and last pages - single page colour illustration,all other pages double-paged colour illustration - all by David McKee. One day,not long before Christmas, Paddington heard Mrs Bird singing.It seemed her true love had sent her a present of a partridge in a pear tree. Over the next few days the mystery deepened.Mrs Brown sang that her true love had sent four calling birds,three French hens,two turtle doves and another partridge in a pear tree. But Paddington couldn't even see a pear tree,let alone a partridge or four calling birds.So he went to his friend,Mr Gruber, and told him what was happening.That gave Mr Gruber an idea . . . Michael Bond and David McKee together have created a magical Christmas book which is sure to enchant all young readers. Want more Michael BOND titles? Please search the rest of my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED and MODERN FIRSTS catalogues for similar and other 'PADDINGTON','Monsieur Pamplemousse', 'Parsley','Olga da Polga' and 'J.D. Polson' titles/stories. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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