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CAESAR THE LIFE STORY OF A PANDA LEOPARD

Written by Richard Patrick Russ, Patrick O'Brian
Illustrated by Harry Rountree
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1930

CAESAR THE LIFE STORY OF A PANDA LEOPARD
Written by Richard Patrick Russ, Patrick O'Brian. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 589147
1st. 1930. Hardback. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is Patrick O'Brian's first book, written when he was still in school, under his real name 'Patrick Russ'. Red cloth with green titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Caesar is a cub in the Tibetan forests; it follows his early wild life, how he became an orphan and also tells of his capture and taming. REDUCED PRICE. Spine and cover edges are faded, with some more fading starting to affect front and back covers. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. In 2ND issue dustwrapper with colour pictorial onlay to front. The wrapper is showing browning, to same parts that are faded undernath. A few light marks but complete with no tears or chips.

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