New York: Platt & Munk, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto, (10" x 12"), orange cloth covered boards with full page color illustrated paper illustration pasted on. Unpaginated. [Approx. 80pp.]. Illustrated throughout with black and white silhouette style drawiings by W.C. and Lucille W. Holling. With 5 vivid full color full page illustrations of exotic lands. A very tight, sound, clean, volume with fading to edges of endpapers, a small bump to lower front corner and faint rubbing to cover paste on. Minor marks of soil. Despite the catalogue of minor flaws, this is actually a very attractive volume with nor significant blemishes, No dust jacket. Very good plus..

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 07325
Title: Children Of Other Lands
Author: Piper, Watty
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Platt & Munk
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1933
Keywords: PIPER, CHILDREN, CHILDREN'S, CHILDRENS', JUVENILE, ILLUSTRATED, HOLLING, ILLUSTRATOR, NATIVE AMERICAN, JAPAN, JAPANESE, MEXICO, MEXICAN, HOLLAND, DUTCH, PICTURE BOOK, PICTURE, COLOR,
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