CHEERFUL; A picture-story by..
by BROWN, Palmer
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper, 1957. 12mo, pp. 58. Illustrated, some in color. Tan cloth stamped in blue on the spine. Cover little stained, top edges slightly soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. Bader p. 492-3, AIGA best book 1955-57 p.23. "Cheerful was a city mouse, raised in a church. His father came from a long line of sober black-whiskered churchmice, who made themselves useful by gathering rice scattered at weddings, or by picking up crumbs after church-ladies' cake sales and such delicious crumbs, too!
Synopsis
Palmer Brown (1919–2012) was born in Chicago and attended Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania. He was the author and illustrator of five books for children: Something for Christmas ; Beyond the Pawpaw Trees , and its sequel, The Silver Nutmeg ; Cheerful ; and Hickory —all published by The New York Review Children’s Collection.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57225
- Title
- CHEERFUL; A picture-story by..
- Author
- BROWN, Palmer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- literature; juvenile; picture books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Life Books Inc
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts
About Second Life Books Inc
Established on 1972, we sell used and rare books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Booksellers .
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- VG
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...