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The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race
Morris Lurie; Richard Sawers [illus.]
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1969
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New York: Simon and Schuster, [1969]. First American Edition. Small slim quarto; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining the Library Edition wrap-around sticker and price ($3.79), color pictorial endpapers; [56]pp.; color illus. throughout. Triangular loss to bottom margin of upper jacket panel affecting Library Edition sticker, additional moderate wear to jacket margins, corners nudged, else a Very Good copy in Good jacket. Uncommon children's picture book by the prolific Jewish-Australian author. Seller Inventory # 28860
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Twenty-Seventh Annual African ...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Publication Date: 1969
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR011073151
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The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race [Signed]
Published by
Puffin Books, Ringwood, 1989
ISBN 10: 0140342974
ISBN 13: 9780140342970
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Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Floridly SIGNED in full & briefly INSCRIBED by Australian author Morris Lurie in blue ink on title page: "Best wishes, Morris Lurie. 21st of April 2009. Gosh!". Luris has circled his inscriptions as though coming from the mouth of the printed hippo (see photograph). Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey. Printed in Australia. Slight handling wear, small purple ink mark to first page, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 103pp. Scarce signed copy. SB-18. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 026481
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The Twenty-Seventh (27th) Annual African Hippopotamus Race.
Published by
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, Puffin Books 1981., 1981
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Softcover
Seller: Larsen Books, Exeter, NSW, Australia
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Reprint. Octavo-size paperback. Very good. Illustrated in b/w by Elizabeth Honey (her drawings and book cover first done in 1977 for Puffin Books, are more numerous and superior to the original drawings by another artist for the Collins 1969 hardcover version). Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $5, so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards BEFORE the order is processed by the bookseller. Seller Inventory # 36459
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The twenty-seventh annual African hippopotamus race.
Seller: Lost and Found Books, Healesville, VIC, Australia
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soft cover. No Jacket. Honey, Elizabeth (illustrator). illustrated by Elizabeth Honey. 20 cm. 100 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, owner details on flyleaf. Seller Inventory # 46423
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The Twenty-seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race (Paperback)
Published by
Penguin Random House Australia, Hawthorn, 1989
ISBN 10: 0140342974
ISBN 13: 9780140342970
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Paperback
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This funny, exciting and best-selling story takes you behind the scenes as eight-year-old Edward trains for the greatest swimming marathon of all! This funny, exciting and best-selling story takes you behind the scenes as eight-year-old Edward trains for the greatest swimming marathon of all! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780140342970
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The Twenty-seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race (Paperback)
Published by
Penguin Random House Australia, Hawthorn, 1989
ISBN 10: 0140342974
ISBN 13: 9780140342970
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Paperback
Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This funny, exciting and best-selling story takes you behind the scenes as eight-year-old Edward trains for the greatest swimming marathon of all! This funny, exciting and best-selling story takes you behind the scenes as eight-year-old Edward trains for the greatest swimming marathon of all! Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780140342970
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The Twenty-seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race (Paperback)
Published by
Penguin Random House Australia, Hawthorn, 1989
ISBN 10: 0140342974
ISBN 13: 9780140342970
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Paperback
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This funny, exciting and best-selling story takes you behind the scenes as eight-year-old Edward trains for the greatest swimming marathon of all! This funny, exciting and best-selling story takes you behind the scenes as eight-year-old Edward trains for the greatest swimming marathon of all! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780140342970
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The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race (Young Puffin Books)
Published by
Penguin Random House Australia, Australia, Hawthorn, 1981
ISBN 10: 0140309918
ISBN 13: 9780140309911
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Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001498000
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The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race (Young Puffin Books)
Published by
Penguin Random House Australia, Australia, Hawthorn, 1981
ISBN 10: 0140309918
ISBN 13: 9780140309911
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR001639840
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The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race
Published by
Collins, 1969
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. 1969. First Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. White pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Seller Inventory # 1707916873CAB
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