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Wee Gillis (First Edition)
by Leaf, Munro; Lawson, Robert (Illustrator); [Caldecott Award Winners]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. New York: The Viking Press, 1938.
First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with $1.50 flap price, 1938 date on title page, and "First published September 1938" on copyright page.
Very Good+ in Very Good Dust Jacket. Tight Binding. Clean Pages and Covers. Only slight wear. Dust Jacket is very clean and bright with a couple of very small tears and very little loss. Price not clipped ($1.50).
The nicest example I've seen of this.
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First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with $1.50 flap price, 1938 date on title page, and "First published September 1938" on copyright page.
Very Good+ in Very Good Dust Jacket. Tight Binding. Clean Pages and Covers. Only slight wear. Dust Jacket is very clean and bright with a couple of very small tears and very little loss. Price not clipped ($1.50).
The nicest example I've seen of this.
CALDECOTT HONOR WINNER!
CHECK OUT OUR OTHER RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.
Synopsis
MUNRO LEAF (1905–1976) was an American writer, illustrator, and columnist whose books for children include Manners Can Be Fun and How to Behave and Why (both of which he also illustrated) . In 1936 he “dashed off in 25 minutes” a story about a bull who preferred flowers to bullfights as a showcase for the artistic talent of his friend Robert Lawson. The Story of Ferdinand went on to become a best-seller and the two men collaborated on three subsequent books, Wee Gillis (1938), The Story of Simpson and Sampson (1941), and Aesop’s Fables (1941). ROBERT LAWSON (1892-1957) was a prolific writer and illustrator of literature for children and was the first person ever to receive both the Newbery and Caldecott medals. Among his forty-odd books are such classic stories as Rabbit Hill , Ben and Me , and They Were Strong and Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- LaCelle Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13521
- Title
- Wee Gillis (First Edition)
- Author
- Leaf, Munro; Lawson, Robert (Illustrator); [Caldecott Award Winners]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New York: The Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS BOOKS,AWARD LITERATURE,CLASSICS,PICTUREBOOKS,PICTURE BOOK
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WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky
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- Good+
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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