Blackie & Son, 1988, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, First, Illustrated By: Prue Theobalds
beige end-papers; contents list to front; Chubby bears, lean bears, smart bears and scruffy bears, shy bears and bouncy bears - all appear in this captivating collection of poetry and prose about teddy bears, garnered from the time of their first appearance at the turn of the century right up until the present day. Some are famous bears, others known previously only to their devoted owners. The text is illustrated throughout with affectionate portraits of real teddy bears, in particular those which inspired the authors in this collection who include: Frank L. Baum; Christine Temple; Ida Bohatta; E. S. Turner; Rose Fyleman; Josephine Hatcher; Wilma Horsbrugh; V. H. Drummond; Charlotte Hough; Lady Elizabeth Gorrell; Aingelda Ardizzone; Eulia Smith-Zimman; Shirley Isherwood; Peter Bull; Ivy O Eastwick; Ursula Hourihane; Elizabeth Lang; Hans Andreus; Joan G. Robinson; Terrance Dicks; Carey Blyton; Judith Robbins & others. Here is a book to delight everyone who has ever owned or longed for a teddy bear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 103 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Silver titles spine. blue cloth; illustrated by b/w. & colour drawings. Illustrator: Prue Theobalds. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Anthologies; Childrens; Teddy Bears; Children. ISBN: 021692393X. ISBN/EAN: 9780216923935. Inventory No: 4119.
beige end-papers; contents list to front; Chubby bears, lean bears, smart bears and scruffy bears, shy bears and bouncy bears - all appear in this captivating collection of poetry and prose about teddy bears, garnered from the time of their first appearance at the turn of the century right up until the present day. Some are famous bears, others known previously only to their devoted owners. The text is illustrated throughout with affectionate portraits of real teddy bears, in particular those which inspired the authors in this collection who include: Frank L. Baum; Christine Temple; Ida Bohatta; E. S. Turner; Rose Fyleman; Josephine Hatcher; Wilma Horsbrugh; V. H. Drummond; Charlotte Hough; Lady Elizabeth Gorrell; Aingelda Ardizzone; Eulia Smith-Zimman; Shirley Isherwood; Peter Bull; Ivy O Eastwick; Ursula Hourihane; Elizabeth Lang; Hans Andreus; Joan G. Robinson; Terrance Dicks; Carey Blyton; Judith Robbins & others. Here is a book to delight everyone who has ever owned or longed for a teddy bear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 103 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Silver titles spine. blue cloth; illustrated by b/w. & colour drawings. Illustrator: Prue Theobalds. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Anthologies; Childrens; Teddy Bears; Children. ISBN: 021692393X. ISBN/EAN: 9780216923935. Inventory No: 4119.