Princess Maria Romanoff & July Estate Finds

Hugh Lofting Doctor Dolittle 2 Books

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $300

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On the lot's price and buyer's premium

Hugh Lofting (English / American, 1886-1947). 2 books. The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, first edition – tenth printing, 1922; The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, first edition – sixth printing, 1923. Both with foxing and discoloration to pages, fraying to corners, edges and spines, corners bumped, scratches and staining to boards; Story of Doctor Dolittle tear to spine, notations written in pencil, staining to covers; Voyages binding loose, some pages separated from binding, tears and fraying to spine, corners of front end papers, half title and frontispiece creased.

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