About this title: Julien's parents talk about Father Christmas endlessly, but he doesn't believe in him any more. Nevertheless he humours his parents and writes Father Christmas a letter asking for a video games console, just like his cousin Patrick's. His parents think it might be a bit expensive, but Julien is sure Father Christmas can cover it. Sure enough, on Christmas morning, with his mother and father feigning surprise, there it is. Then his mother spots another parcel under the tree. It doesn't look very exciting and no one knows where it's come from. Julien tears the paper off and is delighted with ...
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Edition: 1st ed thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780224070218ISBN:0224070215
Description: Illus by Quentin Blake. Very good in very good dust jacket. Green cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations. Corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge-rubbed and grubby and has a 2" tear to lower corner of front panel, tape-repaired on verso. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Date Published: 2004
Description: Octavo. Original green cloth, illustration to upper board and titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition, first impression. Signed on the front free endpaper by Quentin Blake. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Date Published: 2004
Description: Octavo. Original green cloth, illustration to upper board and titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition, first impression. Signed on the front free endpaper by Quentin Blake. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Date Published: 06/11/2003
ISBN-13:9780224070218ISBN:0224070215
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: cape, 1st ed thus, London
Date Published: 2003
Description: Small 8vo hbk in d/w; 1st edition thus (previously published in a magazine in 1992; F/Vg+; virtually as new; not price clipped; no inscriptions; read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Limited, London, UK
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780224070218ISBN:0224070215
Description: Quentin Blake. Very Good in Good++ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" A festive story about a mysterious and very special present which appears under the Christmas tree. Cloth-covered hard back book is immaculate; tight and clean. The matt jacket, generally bright and clean, has some light soil front and back, and a small open chip to the upper right cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonatan Cape
Date Published: 2003
Description: 1st edition written by Marie-Aude Murail and Elvire Murail and illus by Blake who has also signed it. With col illus d/w over green cloth brds. Fine. read more
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