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West Coast Rare Books

West Coast Rare Books

Westport / Ireland

Drummond, The Flying Postman.

Drummond, The Flying Postman.

Drummond, V.H. The Flying Postman. A Porpoise Book by V.H. Drummond. First Edition. West Drayton & Boston, Penguin Books & Houghton Mifflin, 1948. 22 x 18 cm. 48 unnumbered pages. Colour Illustrations throughout. Original cardboard covers. New (2024) matching blue cloth spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Boards rubbed and bumped with some very mild losses to corners (see images). New end papers. A few brown spots (foxing or stains) to first two pages. One page ‘repaired’ with clear tape. Some old tape marks to one other page. Overall a bright and clean copy of this scarce first edition.

Our price: EUR 180,-- 

Drummond, The Flying Postman.
Drummond, The Flying Postman.
Drummond, The Flying Postman.

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