How the Leopard Got His Spots: Just So Stories Series
Published by Garden City Publishing Company, Garden City, NY, 1942
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

Condition: Used
US$ 34.95
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition. Very Good hardcover with light bumping/rubbing to the extremities and edges in a Good+ dust jacket with light tanning and small cracks to the spine, a moderately large chip to the front at the heel, tiny chips to the extremities, and wear along the edges; there is a child's name in crayon opposite the title page, otherwise the interior is clean and bright. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The story of how the Ethiopian changed his skin and how he helps the leopard blend into the "stripy, speckly, patchy-blatchy shadows" of the forest. One of four of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories published by Garden City in 1942, all illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. The other three were: The Elephant's Child; How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin; and How the Camel Got His Hump. Unpaginated [28 pages]; full-color, 2-color, and b&w illustrations throughout; 6-7/8 x 9-3/8 inches.
Seller Inventory # 25035
Bibliographic details
- Title
- How the Leopard Got His Spots: Just So Stories Series
- Author
- Rojankovsky, Feodor; Rudyard Kipling
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Company, Garden City, NY
- Publication year
- 1942
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Children & Illustrated Books
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