It was these words, written on the label round his neck, which made the Brown family decide to take the small brown bear home with them. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST "PADDINGTON BEAR" BOOK, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Nina, with best wishes, Michael Bond." From the front turn-in: "PLEASE LOOK AFTER THIS BEAR. Provenance: The Property of the late Tamara Lo. net" unclipped (dust-jacket with chip and short tear to head of backstrip not touching letters, the lightest fraying at edges). Original pink cloth, spine lettered in silver, blue and white dust-jacket with an illustration of Paddington and price of "8s. Half title, illustration of Paddington Bear on title and other illustrations in the text by Peggy Fortnum. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST "PADDINGTON" NOVEL, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Nina, with best wishes, Michael Bond."īOND, Michael (1926-2017). A Bear Called Paddington, London, 1958, 8vo, original pink cloth, dust-jacket.
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