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Blueberries for Sal
by McCloskey, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Viking Press, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing, stated First Published by Viking Press in September, 1948, on copyright page, with no reference to later printings. Previous owner's presentation inscription on back of front free endpaper, dated Christmas, 1948. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Synopsis
Blueberries for Sal is a children's picture book by Robert McCloskey. It was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1949. The story is of a little girl Sal and her mother as they go out into the country to pick blueberries for winter, and a bear and his mother as they go to eat berries for winter from the other side of the same hill. Set in a small town in Maine this picture book piece that uses a single dark blue color and block printing for the illustrations.
Reviews
On Mar 7 2020, a reader said:
IM FROM MAINE AND THIS BOOK IS SO GREAT THIS IS MY CHILDHOOD I
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110088
- Title
- Blueberries for Sal
- Author
- McCloskey, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Copyright page
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- Jacket
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