Some very light spotting to the upper text-block. Some toning to the text-block and page edges due to the quality of the paper stock used. Some light spotting to the inside edges of the covers. The First UK Printing of the wrappered edition published by Armada Lions, London in 1971. Bond originally wanted the bear to come from the "darkest of Africa," but then changed the bear's origin to Peru, due to the lack of bears in Africa.Soft cover. The Spectacled Bear is native to South America, particularly to Peru, where the Paddington Bear is originally from. The Spectacled Bear was the influence for the Paddington Bear Bond approached his lawyer with a possibility of suing them, but then changed his mind after he became friends with the couple in an elevator and decided to give them a license to sell the bear. The Paddington Bear creator considered suing Shirley and Eddie Clarkson after he found out the couple was selling the bear in the 1960s.
Bond almost sued a couple producing toy versions of the bear The switch was slammed by many, and one marmalade company said the bear "sold out." In 2009, Paddington switched back to marmalade, the Telegraph reported. The marmalade-loving bear switched to loving Marmite, a yeast spread in 2007.
The bear tried to move on to Marmite, but the public wasn't having it Unfortunately, Paddington Bear brought misfortune to fish in a New Hampshire hatchery after a bear was dropped into a drain, clogging the flow of oxygen to 2,500 fish, NBC reported. The bear was dressed in a yellow raincoat and hat. A Paddington Bear caused all the fish in a pond to die Bond later came up with a story idea of an unaccompanied bear turning up at a train station looking for a home. He called the bear Paddington after the Paddington train station in England near the shop.
Here are five things you didn't know about Paddington Bear: The bear is named after an English train stationīond was on his way home on Christmas Eve in 1956 when he spotted a toy bear in a shop and decided to give it as a gift to his wife. Bond dedicated 60 years of his life to children's literature, bringing us the first image of the memorable bear in his 1958 book, A Bear Called Paddington.
Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond, 92, died Wednesday, Harper Collins UK announced. Watch Video: The creator of 'Paddington Bear' has passed away
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