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The Poetic Parrot.

MACKAY, Margaret, [WIESE, Kurt, illustrator].

London: Faber and Faber, 1952. [Childrens illustrated] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.96. Publisher's yellow cloth titled in green to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 6s. 6d. net, numerous in-text illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Internally clean and bright. A few faint marks to cloth. Wrapper a little rubbed and toned to spine, lightly edgeworn with a few small clsed tears, some marking. Uncommon. Very good. The story of Percy the parrot, who always spoke in rhyme, and his escape from the zoo. Item #52191

Price: £38.00

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