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Babar and Father Christmas

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Description
Babar, the King of the Elephants, sets out to find Father Christmas and bring him back to visit the children of the elephant's country.
Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date
[1940]
Call number
655213
Creator
Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937)(Opens in new tab)
ISBN
9780375814440
0375814442
0375914447
9780375914447
039480578X
9780394805788
Provenance
Gift of Roger S. Hong, June 2006. From the Hong family library.
Dimensions
37 cm
Associated people
Haas, Merle, (1898-1977,)
Hong, You Chung, (1907-1998,)
Hong, Mabel, (1941-2006,)
Hong, Roger S.,
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