a bear called paddington first edition 1958

Originally priced at eight shillings and sixpence, this copy in its unclipped but slightly chipped and torn jacket, part of a collection of Paddington and other books by Bond, went to an American bidder at £6000.Īnother first edition, signed by the author and dated October 1958, is on offer in Forum’s January 26 auction, estimated at £4000-6000. The recipient was a close friend who worked at the author’s literary agency. Some 35 million Paddington books are estimated to have sold around the world since his creator, the late Michael Bond (1926-2017), introduced him in A Bear Called Paddington in 1958.Ī great many other tales followed, along with numerous TV programmes and a couple of feature films, but the copy of that very first book seen in the Wisborough Green, West Sussex saleroom was a presentation copy of that first book inscribed on the front free endpaper “To Nina, with best wishes, Michael Bond”. Included with the book is an official Paddington Bear card, signed by the author, Michael Bond.However, that would be unfair on Bellmans (25% buyer’s premium), with whom he also had a very successful if less widely broadcast meeting on December 8. A clean example with the publishers printed price of 8s.6d.net present to the front flap.

The dust wrapper is also in very good condition with chipping to the spine tips, more so to the crown, also to the corners of the front and rear flap folds. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. There is some spotting to the page blocks, but the inner text is clean with just the odd foxing spot inset. The first US edition was printed by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, in 1960, with a bright yellow dustwrapper with the title in various colors. Internally, the pages are clean with no toning. A Bear Called Paddington was first published in London by Collins in 1958 with a blue and white dust jacket. There is a small bump to the bottom corner of the front panel. The boards are clean with very light fading to a small area of the spine tip, where a piece of the dust wrapper has been lost over the years. HARDBACK - A very good book, tightly bound in the publisher's red cloth boards with bright silver lettering to the spine. Here are our closest matches for A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond. Paddington, as a series of books begun in the late 1950s, presents issues of anti-racism and ‘Otherness’ which can be revealed through a close textual analysis of the introductory chapters of the first book in series, A Bear Called Paddington (1958)1, whilst also showing how the dominant culture retains its superior status.

He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the childrens book A Bear Called Paddington and. We're sorry this book is temporarily unavailable. Paddington Bear is a fictional character in childrens literature.

A bear called paddington first edition 1958