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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Howdy everyone,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I've received an early Christmas present of an old
hard cover Donald Duck book that I would like to learn more about. I've
had a quick look through COA but cannot find it there. It features the
long beak style Donald with 4 buttons on his sailor suit. The title of
the book is "The Donald Duck Book" and inside the front cover it
says published by Birn Brothers Ltd in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>England</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> via arrangement
Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Ltd. No date given. Excluding the rigid
cardboard covers it is 47 pages and features mostly stories with
illustrations. There are a couple of comic strips as well.
Characters include most early Disney cartoon characters. The full colour cover
art features Donald holding a book with the title "Wisequacks by Donald
Duck". The first three stories are titled "The Beginning"
(8 pages), "The Unlucky Highwayman" (Looks like a Porky Pig type character),
"Ode to Donald Duck by Minnie Mouse" (a poem). Sorry for the
lack of detailed info on the rest of the book, I haven't even had time to
read it myself yet.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If anyone has any info on this publication I would be very
interested. Unfortunately I will be away on holiday between now and Jan
19 so I will not be able to answer any questions until then. Wishing
everyone all the best for the New Year.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Shaun
Craill</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(28 degrees C in </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Auckland</span></font><font
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and looking forward to a month on the beach in the sun)</span></font></p>
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