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The Bear That Wasn't
Author:Frank Tashlin
Retail Price:$2.50
Availability:In Stock
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Pages:64
Dimensions:5 3/16 x 8 1/4
ISBN:0486466191
EAN:978-0-486-46619-4
A hibernating bear awakens to find himself smack dab in the middle of a sprawling industrial complex! To make matters even worse, every one he meets keeps insisting that he's not even a bear — just a silly man who needs a shave and wears a fur coat. 46 illustrations.
Reprint of the by E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1946, edition.

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