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Hard Back.Blue Cloth boards with black dec, and black title to spine. Laid on colour plate to front. Illustrated end papers, xi +342pp.Fronti colour plate with tissue guard + all other illustrations by the author as expected. 1st Edition 1st Printing of Lofting's sixth Doctor Dolittle Book which preceded the British first edition by a year. The author although born in Maidenhead Berkshire having moved to America in 1912 to pursue his writing career. VG+no d/j (Book- light shelf wear to extremities of boards- mainly colour rubbing. Small cracks to papers of front end paper, binding otherwise sound, no previous owner name or inscription. A lovely copy)
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"Lively and ingenious" (TLS)
"Any child who is not given the opportunity to make the acquaintance of this rotund, kindly and enthusiastic doctor/naturalist and all of his animal friends will miss out on something important" (Jane Goodall)
About the Author
Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead in 1886. As a child he kept a miniature zoo and wildlife museum in his mother's linen cupboard and enjoyed making up stories for his family. He later studied engineering in London and the United States, and visited Canada, Africa and the West Indies. After his marriage in 1912 he settled in the United States. Hugh Lofting fought in the trenches during World War I and it was whilst observing the lack of compassion shown to the horses on the battlefields that the idea for Doctor Dolittle was born. He was the main character in letters Hugh sent home from the front to entertain his children. The successful publication of The Story of Doctor Dolittle in 1920 was followed by a further eleven books. In 1923 Hugh Lofting was awarded the Newbery Medal. He died in 1947.
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- PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Publication date1926
- ISBN 10 0397300115
- ISBN 13 9780397300112
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages342
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Doctor Dolittle's Caravan
Published by
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1926
ISBN 10: 0397300115
ISBN 13: 9780397300112
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Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second printing. Cover shows minor wear, tear, and rubbing. Loose hinges. Name of former owner in the prelims. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Seller Inventory # mon0003014589
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Doctor Dolittle's Caravan
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers, 1926
ISBN 10: 0397300115
ISBN 13: 9780397300112
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Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 19143141-75
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Doctor Dolittle's Caravan
Seller: Basically SF Books, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: fair. Hugh Lofting (illustrator). Good book, missing dust jacket. Blue cloth illustrated boards, with color illustration pasted down on front panel. Many black and white interior illustrations. Color pictorial end papers, with small white scuffs where the end papers were stuck to the paste downs along the bottom edge (4 places in front, 3 places in back). Full color frontispiece. Pages clean and unmarked. Lippincott hard cover, missing dust jacket, 1926 edition, 11th printing, 342 pages, illustrated by the author. 8vo (8.25" x 5.5") 6th entry in Dr. Dolittle series, preceded by Doctor Dolittle's Zoo, and followed by Doctor Dolittle's Garden. The novel disrupts the chronological order of the series, with events occurring between Doctor Dolittle's Circus and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle despite the book's publication between Doctor Dolittle's Zoo and Doctor Dolittle's Garden. This book is the follow-up to Doctor Dolittle's Circus, for the Doctor (at this point in time) is still operating the circus he inherited from the runaway former owner, Albert Blossom. In this novel, Doctor Dolittle creates a Canary Opera based on the life of, and starring, the canary Pippinella. The ultimate fate of Pippinella is revealed in a later novel, Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary. Seller Inventory # 120214dolittlecaravanar
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Doctor Dolittle's Caravan
Seller: Basically SF Books, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hugh Lofting (illustrator). Good book, missing dust jacket. Blue cloth illustrated boards, with black illustration printed on front panel. Many black and white interior illustrations. Color pictorial end papers. Full color frontispiece. Pages clean and unmarked. Lippincott hard cover, missing dust jacket, 1926 edition, 12th printing, 342 pages, illustrated by the author. 8vo (8.25" x 5.5") 6th entry in Dr. Dolittle series, preceded by Doctor Dolittle's Zoo, and followed by Doctor Dolittle's Garden. The novel disrupts the chronological order of the series, with events occurring between Doctor Dolittle's Circus and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle despite the book's publication between Doctor Dolittle's Zoo and Doctor Dolittle's Garden. This book is the follow-up to Doctor Dolittle's Circus, for the Doctor (at this point in time) is still operating the circus he inherited from the runaway former owner, Albert Blossom. In this novel, Doctor Dolittle creates a Canary Opera based on the life of, and starring, the canary Pippinella. The ultimate fate of Pippinella is revealed in a later novel, Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary. Seller Inventory # 121710089780397300112ar
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Doctor Dolittle's Caravan
Published by
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ISBN 10: 0397300115
ISBN 13: 9780397300112
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0397300115
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