{"product_id":"1960-first-us-edition-a-bear-called-paddington-by-micheal-bond","title":"1960 First US Edition - A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rare 1960 First US Edition of Michael Bond’s beloved debut Paddington Bear story, illustrated throughout by Peggy Fortnum and retaining its original colourful price-unclipped dust jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Michael Bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Bear Called Paddington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Peggy Fortnum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1960.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: First US Edition. The copyright page states “First published in the United States 1960.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: 128 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: 8 x 5.5 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Very good original yellow cloth binding, boldly decorated and lettered in red and blue with Peggy Fortnum’s illustration of Paddington to the front board. Light fading along the margins and minor signs of age, otherwise a bright, firm and attractive example with sound hinges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDust Jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Good original illustrated dust jacket, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprice unclipped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with rubbing, edge wear, creasing, several closed tears and small chips, particularly around the spine ends, corners and upper edge, as shown. The colours and celebrated front-panel illustration remain bright and appealing. Protected in a removable mylar cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Very good content, clean, bright and well preserved, with only light signs of age. Complete with the charming black-and-white illustrations by Peggy Fortnum throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Numerous black-and-white drawings by Peggy Fortnum, including the now iconic earliest representation of Paddington in his broad-brimmed hat, carrying his suitcase and wearing the label asking that someone look after him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: USD 350-500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Bear Called Paddington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduced one of the most enduring characters in twentieth-century children’s literature. The story begins when Mr. and Mrs. Brown discover a small bear alone on the platform at Paddington Station, newly arrived from “Darkest Peru,” carrying a suitcase and wearing a label asking, “Please look after this bear.” Taking his name from the station, Paddington joins the Brown family and quickly turns the most ordinary situations into memorable adventures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume contains eight stories, beginning with “Please Look After This Bear” and continuing through Paddington’s encounters with bath time, the Underground, shopping, painting, the theatre, the seaside and a memorable disappearing trick. Michael Bond’s gentle humour and warmth are inseparable from Peggy Fortnum’s expressive drawings, which established the visual character of Paddington for generations of readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 1960 Houghton Mifflin edition is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst American edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published only two years after Paddington’s original appearance in Britain. The survival of its original dust jacket is especially appealing, as the jacket reproduces Fortnum’s wonderfully colourful image of Paddington surrounded by the aftermath of one of his characteristic mishaps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Michael Bond (1926–2017) was a British author best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. Beginning with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Bear Called Paddington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his stories grew into an internationally beloved series whose combination of kindness, curiosity, comic mishap and distinctly British humour has remained popular for generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Peggy Fortnum (1919–2016) was the original illustrator of Paddington Bear. Her economical and expressive pen drawings established Paddington’s earliest and most enduring appearance, including his hat, suitcase and characteristic mixture of dignity and bewilderment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67441118937337,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20261020paddington_01.jpg?v=1792540244","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1960-first-us-edition-a-bear-called-paddington-by-micheal-bond","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}