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1989. London; Walker Books. 1989. Landscape 4to.; publisher's terracotta textured cloth lettered in black to spine, pictorial double-page endpapers (different at front and rear), in pictorial dustwrapper; pp. [36]; illustrated throughout in alternate colour and monochrome with wonderful double-page spreads; both externally and internally fine, without ownership inscription, in an uncommonly clean example of this scarce and vulnerable dustwrapper with a trace of light dusting, 4 tiny spots to upper panel, one short, angled, and closed, tear to top edge of lower panel (3.5cm), with a little local creasing, and two other tiny closed edge tears, each professionally repaired to the reverse with archival tissue-tape. First edition of this modern children's classic, which has established itself as one of the best-loved children's books in English of the late twentieth century, boasting sales well in advance of 9 million copies. Unsurprisingly it is included in the BBC list of the…

We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a classic children's book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It tells the story of a family's adventurous quest to find a bear, making their way through various landscapes and obstacles.