Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, TRUE First American Edition/First Printing of Doctor Dolittle's Return by Hugh Lofting. TRUE First American Editions of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! ALL First Edition Points Present!! Hardcover.Original pictorial boards.No dust jacket.The original tissue guard is present and fully attached. Published by Stokes: New York, 1933. A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present! This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear/age, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and other than some partially erased pencil marks on the half-title page, has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE.The binding is still holding firm and tight.All of the pages are present and fully attached. Some general/shelf wear along with a noticeable lean/slant, creases/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!Please also note the wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges and on the spine, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages. All of the wear previously mentioned is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.As mentioned before, there are some partially erased pencil marks on the half-title page!The marks/page has been closely photographed for your consideration. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear is clearly visible!All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank You!!
Price: 99.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2025-01-17T21:11:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Hugh Lofting
Publisher: Stokes
Topic: Literature/Illustrated
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1933