A Gallery of Children
by Milne, A. A.; Le Mair, H. Willebeek (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia/Washington Square: David McKay Company, Inc., 1925. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Saida (Le Mair, H. Willebeek). Delightful collection of 12 fantasy stories for children, his second book, written after "When We Were Young,'' but before "Winnie-the-Pooh" appeared the next year. In 105 pages, with 12 soft watercolor full-page glossy plates throughout by illustrator "Saida" (H. Willebeek LeMair). One of these has come completely detached & shows wrinkling & creasing around outer edges; others are intact & perfect! The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, from 1925, this hardcover 4to is bound in publisher's light blue cloth over boards, lettered in stamped gilt to front & spine, with a colorful paper pastedown of a child in a gilt-edged box to center front. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white with moderate edge tanning, foxing to endpapers only. Page 10 has a smudge & a 2" horizontal tear to fore edge. Modest rubbing to external extremities, bumping to all corners, fraying to both ends of spine. Spine gilt has severely faded. No DJ. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays(PST); weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021612
- Title
- A Gallery of Children
- Author
- Milne, A. A.; Le Mair, H. Willebeek (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Saida (Le Mair, H. Willebeek)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia/Washington Square
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATORS POOH SHORT STORIES CHILDREN PICTURE BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books;
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La Mesa, California
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