HOW THE WHALE BECAME
Written by Ted Hughes
Illustrated by George Adamson
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.
in 1963
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HOW THE WHALE BECAME
Written by Ted Hughes.
Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 1321607
1st.
1963.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A collection of stories about the days when the world was brand new, and the animals were still making up their minds just what they wanted to be. Blue mottled boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned with a few light foxspots. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to base of spine, crease and tear to lower corner of rear panel and slightly grubby on rear.
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HOW THE WHALE BECAME
Written by Ted Hughes.
Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 1303954
1st.
1963.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A collection of stories about the days when the world was brand new, and the animals were still making up their minds just what they wanted to be. Blue mottled boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page browning to half-title page else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby on rear panel and slightly worn at top and tail of spine. A nice copy of the scarce first edition.
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Front cover
Contents
- Why the Owl behaves as it does
- How the Whale became
- How the Fox came to be where it is
- How the Polar Bear became
- How the Hyena became
- How the Tortoise became
- How the Bee became
- How the Cat became
- How the Donkey became
- How the Hare became
- How the Elephant became