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Lot 429

TRAVERS, P. L. (1899-1996). Mary Poppins. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1934].

Estimate: $500 - $700
Starting Bid
$250

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TRAVERS, P. L. (1899-1996). Mary Poppins. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1934]. 8vo. Illustrated throughout by Mary Shepard. 206 pp. Publishers's full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in dark blue, pictorial endleaves, publisher's unclipped ("$1.50") dust jacket, printed in red.

Condition

Cloth spine and corners rubbed, light sunning to edges of binding, light minor scuffing to top of text block, lightly skewed, light indentations to title-page and following page, page ix with a creased tear at bottom, bookseller's ticket on ffep., slightly skewed; jacket with tape repair to front jacket panel on front, jacket quite worn, soiled, toned, chipped with a large tear on the front jacket panel. A good copy in a fair dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, OF THE FIRST MARY POPPINS BOOK. 

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