Nancy Moore, Edward Leight

The Unhappy Hippopotamus

The Vanguard Press

1957

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Description

First edition, first printing of The Unhappy Hippopotamus with promotional stuffed animal.

  • Sold as a set of 2.
  • Nancy Moore (American).
  • Illustrated by Edward Leight (American).
  • New York: The Vanguard Press, 1957.
  • [44] pages.
  • Bound in original pink cloth-backed color pictorial boards with color pictorial dust jacket.
  • Plush hippo doll in tulle, felt and velvet, with hat secured by metal pin and paper label to stomach.

Condition Report

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Doll with light toning to extremities, a bit of offsetting from black felt and hat with a couple of pinprick holes.

Jacket with edgewear, chipping and front panel sunned.

Large closed tear to upper rear panel with tape and glue repairs to reverse.

Binding with light edgewear.

Leaves with occasional tiny spots of soil.

Two tiny blue pencil marks to first page of text.

Dimensions

Height: 11 inches / 27.94 cm
Width: 9 inches / 22.86 cm

Feature(s)

Dust Jacket, First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Childrens, Illustrated, Modern first editions

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