THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE BEING THE HISTORY OF HIS PECULIAR LIFE AT HOME AND ASTONISHING ADVENTURES IN FOREIGN PARTS. . . [The Story of Dr. Dolittle.]

Lofting, Hugh [Hugh John Lofting], 1886-1947. Michael Hague (illustrator). Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack (Foreward). Peter Glassman (Afterword).

ISBN 10: 0688140017 / ISBN 13: 9780688140014

Published by New York: Books of Wonder - William Morrow and Company, 1997., 1997

About this Item

Fourth printing of this Michael Hague-illustrated edition (per Morrow's number line upon copyright page) SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Paged as [6], xi-xiv, 1-159. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 17.5cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel; dj lightly rubbed with minor scuffing/bumping at edges. Blue glossy boards also with color pictorial front board. Color illustrated endpapers; color and b/w illustrations amongst the text. Laid-in at half-title is a slender paper strip from Chinaberry (a Spring Valley, CA bookstore) with their pencil number notation at top right and Chinaberry bookplate affixed at center featuring black ink signature of illustrator Michael Hague. Some early leaves have slight bumping to their top fore-edge corners but otherwise pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. ISBN 0688140017.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE BEING THE HISTORY OF HIS PECULIAR LIFE AT HOME AND ASTONISHING ADVENTURES IN FOREIGN PARTS. . . [The Story of Dr. Dolittle.]
• Publisher: New York: Books of Wonder - William Morrow and Company, 1997.
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688140017
• ISBN 13: 9780688140014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Michael Hague
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Juvenile Literature

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Synopsis

Foreword by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack. Afterword by Peter Glassman.

When a swallow arrives in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with the news that the monkeys of Africa are ill and only the doctor who talks with animals can save them, Doctor Dolittle and such good friends as Jip, his loyal dog, and Dab-Dab, his housekeeper duck, face their greatest challenge. Together they must sail to Africa, battle a band of cutthroat pirates, flee across a gorge on a bridge made of acrobatic apes, and convince the king of the beasts that even he must help an animal in need. With nearly fifty full-page pictures from Michael Hague and the McKissacks artful reworking of the dilemma faced by Prince Bumpo, this treasured story is now available in a deluxe edition that all families will want to explore again and again.

About the Authors

Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) began what became the Doctor Dolittle stories while writing letters to his children from the front during World War I. The Story of Doctor Dolittle, first published in 1920, was followed by The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, which was awarded the Newbery Medal, and ten more popular books in the series.

Michael Hague has illustrated more than thirty children's classics, including memorable editions of The Wizard of Oz, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Wind in the Willows, and The Secret Garden. He is also the artist of several bestselling books by his wife, Kathleen, including Alphabears, Numbears, and Ten Little Bears. The father of three grown children and the grandfather of four, Michael has a ready audience for all of his work.

Peter Glassman is the owner of Books of Wonder, the New York City bookstore and publisher specializing in new and old imaginative books for children. He is also the editor of the Books of Wonder Classics, a series of deluxe facsimiles and newly illustrated editions of timeless tales. And he is the author of The Wizard Next Door, illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Mr. Glassman lives in New York City.