Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Hugh Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A Stokes, New York City, 1923.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pasted on color illustration on front cover. Color frontispiece.Boards are cracked. Page 39-40 were ripped out by some sadist. Page edges are browned. Boards are slightly soiled.
Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
Hugh Lofting. DR. DOLITTLE'S POST OFFICE. Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1923.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards with color litho. Condition is GOOD ; front hinge started but holding. Covers toned and rubbed, loss to spine ends. Text very clean. Chil. Stax.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Loftin,g Hugh. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1923.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 359 pages. Hinges cracked but not broken. Edges of backstrip worn. Backsktrip disolored. Paste-down illustration on front cover chipped and rubbed. The text and illustrations are complete and the binding is solid but not very handsome. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
HUGH LOFTING. THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE. FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1923.
Price: US$24.95 + shipping
Description: The inner binding has heavy wear with some of the pages loosening and the inner joints are showing the bindery webbing. The cover has some foxing and soil. Ex-library book with card at the rear inside cover (possible personal library as the card states it's book #1). About 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 with 364 pages. Fair minus condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Lofting, Hugh.. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office.. Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1923.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fifth (1925) printing. Gray hardcover with elaborate design and paste-on paper illustrutation of the doctor paddling a canoe. Cover rather worn but front cover still attractive. Endpapers split at hinges but covers held securely by cloth mesh. Child's first name in crayon on 2nd page, otherwise unmarked. All illustrations present. Pages are near fine. An adequate copy.
Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.
Hugh Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1923.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: White, illustrated embossed covers darkened with light damp stain on back, front hinge broken, inner hinge cracked, binding a bit loose, page edges foxed, stain on about four pages, else pages near very good. Binding fair, pages very good-.
Seller: Vintage Quaker Books, Bath, ME, U.S.A.
Hugh Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1923.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Covers lightly worn, damp stain over spine, spine ends worn, front hinge broken, some pages have light corner bump, else pages near very good. Colored frontis, black and white scattered throughout.
Seller: Vintage Quaker Books, Bath, ME, U.S.A.
Lofting, Hugh. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A Stokes Company, 1923.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 359 pp. First Edition, Third Printing. Some rubbing, light edgewear on boards; heavy yellowing on spine; some yellowing on front/back. Pages have some yellowing, some dampstains on edges; clean inside, unmarked. Sound binding. B/w illustrations throughout. First Edition. Illustrator: Lofting, Hugh. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in Tall. Year: 1923.
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Lofting, Hugh. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A Stokes Co., New York, 1923.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bound in gray boards with color plate mounted to front cover Blue, black and white pictorial endpapers. Color frontiespiece and numerous black and white illustrations. Bookplate of former owner mounted to back of frontispiece page. Inner front hinge broken but intact. Back hinge starting at top. A good copy.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Lofting, Hugh. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1923.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover, no dustjacket. Sixteenth impression of the first edition. Green boards with green lettering and decoration, and a decorative plate on front. Book is in Good+ condition; both the front and rear boards started, corners are bumped and boards with light soiling and wear to edges. There is a partially removed bookplate on front endpaper and a previous owner's name and address penned to front pastedown. Despite flaws, an attractive copy. Binding is secure. Illustrated by the author throughout, with a color frontispiece. A sweet and enchanting book. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 359 pages
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
HUGH LOFTING. DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S POST OFFICE. FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1923.
Price: US$42.95 + shipping
Description: Moderate general soil with darkened circle mark at the top corner and a 1-3/4 x 2/3 inch surface tear to front illustration. Archival book glue repair at front/rear gutter. The front endpaper is creased at the very fore-edge. A few front pages have some tears (pp. 3-6) and heavy ink markings (pp. 3-10). Poor plus condition. About 8 x 5-1/2 with 359 pages. Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hugh Lofting. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1923.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gray boards with blue lettering and a pictorial paste down illustration in color by the author. Spine is soilded with a small chip in the last inch of spine. Brightly colored illustrated end papers have an inscription, "Jack from Alice Xmas, 1923". Frontis illustration matches cover and is protected by tissue. Interior is clean and bright, binding is tight.
Seller: Green Mountain Books & Prints, Lyndonville, VT, U.S.A.
Lofting, Hugh. The Story of Doctor Dolittle. Frederick A. Stokes, 1923.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book in red boards with pink paste-down on front cover has very minor shelf-wear, 1.5 inch tear at top of front hinge, tight, bright, and unmarked. Unclipped jacket in mylar cover wear to spine top and bottom, front edge, chip to top rear cover corner, staining to spine. All told, an attractive early printing. Christmas gift inscription on flyleaf.
Seller: Andrew's Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Hugh Lofting. The Story of Doctor Dolittle. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1923.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, Eleventh printing. Red boards with a paste down illustration by the author. Spine is soiled, head and tail are slightly frayed. Forner owner's name on the end paper. Interior is tight and clean.
Seller: Green Mountain Books & Prints, Lyndonville, VT, U.S.A.
Lofting, Hugh. THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE. Frederick A. Stokes, 1923.
Price: US$56.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: ; Orange cloth cover with color pictorial is discolored and soiled with wear to corners and spine caps and bumped upper corners. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former ower's name on front end sheet. Frontispiece protected by tissue. Pages are lightly soiled from handling but in very good condition.
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Lofting, Hugh. Doctor Dolittle's Post Office. Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1923.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover without dust jacket, First printing, x + 359 pages including author's drawings throughout; light shelf wear to cover corners and spine ends, spine sun faded although lettering still clear, some faded light soiling to both covers, front cover pastedown pictorial bright and colourful despite light foxing (same pictorial frontpiece is brilliantly fresh and clean), some slight looseness developing but still tight in binding, edges age darkened but all pages fresh and white, very clean and unmarked except for a very few scattered light foxing spots (no child's markings anywhere).
Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, Canada
Lofting, Hugh. The Story of Mrs. Tubbs. Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York, 1923.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Oblong 24mo. Approximately 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Blue cloth with picture paste cover illustration. Spien printing in dark blue or black. Kind of quirky pub date. Says published Sept. 14, 1923, then states Second Printing Sept 7, 1923 (before publication). 191 numberede pages. Illustrated in color and black and white drawings by the author. Illustrated eps. Text is printed only on the right side. Little foxing to eps and off-set from jacket flaps; else contents clean and tight. Cloth covers, clean and bright. Price clipped jacket has a few small pieces missing from edge, a few small closed tears. There is also a piece missing from the top of spine and front cover wrap-around (about 1" x 1 1/2"). Off-white rear panel of jacket is cover soiled. In removable, protective, archival mylar. Scarce in dust jacket. Further info upon request. Front jacket flap reads " by the author of the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children in 1922" The Newbery List indicates The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle received that honor 1923. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
Seller: Osee H. Brady, Books, Assonet, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Former owner's name on front endpaper. Significant general wear. Pages mostly clean; some are significantly yellowed and stained. Binding is coming loose, but pages are currently still attached. Significant shelf wear and fraying around edges, particularly on spine. Spine cocked from improper storage. Overall a good collector's item, but its fragility requires reading with care.
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Editions. Hardcovers lacking dust jacket. Four volume set: (1) Doctor Dolittle's Post Office (1923, 8vo, 359 pages.) (2) Doctor Dolittle's Circus (1924, 8vo, 379 pages.) (3) Doctor Dolittle's Caravan (1926, 8vo, 342 pages.) and (4) Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake (1948, 8vo, 366 pages.) The books are in generally good condition with some shelf wear, soiling to spines, spotting to covers and bumping to edges. Text interiors are clean and tight. Doctor Dolittle's Circus has previous owner's contemporary name and date on half title page. Doctor Dolittle's Caravan has both front and back hinges cracked but not separated. First three volumes retain their frontispiece tissue guards while I doubt Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake was ever issued with one from Lippincott. Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) was an English author trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children's literature character of Doctor Dolittle as letters to his children from the British Army trenches in the First World War rather than relate the horror of World War I. #031827 Size: 8vo
Seller: JERO BOOKS AND TEMPLET CO., SANTA MONICA, CA, U.S.A.
LOFTING, Hugh. The Story of Doctor Dolittle. Frederick A. Stokes Co, New York, 1923.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Duodecimo. 5 x 7.5 in. xii, 180 pp. Fair in original red cloth boards with black decorative titling and illustrated plate on the front. The cloth is fraying on the spine and the front hinge is split towards the top, as are the interior hinges. A prior owner has place a small black-and-white picture of Lofting on the lower front free endpaper, as well as two book plates on the interior front cover. The first book in the Dolittle series, inscribed by Lofting on the front free endpaper, "For Alice, with the Author's Sincere Regards, Hugh Lofting."
Seller: Bagatelle Books, IOBA, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$1125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 364 Pp. Grey Cloth Stamped In Black, Color Paste-On Illustration On Front Cover. Newbery Award Winner. Stated Fifth Printing, August 1923, One Year After First Printing Of August 1922. Grey Cloth With Dark Brown Design, Color Paste-On Illustration. Second Issue (1923) Dj: Front Flap With Reviews For Doctor Dolittle. Rear Flap With Blurb For Doctor Dolittle At Top, List Of Three Lofting Books In Middle With This Book Last, And Blurb For The Story Of Mrs. Tubbs At Bottom. Rear Panel With Long Ad For The Voyages Of Doctor Dolittle. Illustrated Endpapers. No Names Or Marks, Touch Of Bumping To Top And Bottom Of Spine, No Wear. Paper Illustration On Front Cover, And Covers, Clean And Bright. Lightly Worn Dj, 1/4" Mostly Closed Tears At Corners [[1/2" At Top Corners Of Rear Panel] With Minute Loss At Corners, 1/4" Tear At Top Of Front Panel, Light Soiling Along Flap Folds.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.