THE GAY BOOK. Pictured by Millicent Sowerby. Verses by Githa Sowerby and Natalie Joan. Authorized Edition.
by Sowerby, Millicent; Sowerby, Githa; and Joan, Natalie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Poughkeepsie, New York: Artists and Writers Guild, Inc., (1935)., (1935).. Very good. - Small quarto, 8-1/2 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Color pictorial white boards. The white covers are slightly soiled and bumped. [16] leaves, including the endpapers. Superbly illustrated with black & white decorative endpapers, a title page vignette, textual illustrations and 12 charming full-page color illustrations by Millicent Sowerby. There is some occasional minor soiling. Very good. <p>First American edition. Published by the Artists and Writers Guild.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36506
- Title
- THE GAY BOOK. Pictured by Millicent Sowerby. Verses by Githa Sowerby and Natalie Joan. Authorized Edition.
- Author
- Sowerby, Millicent; Sowerby, Githa; and Joan, Natalie
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Poughkeepsie, New York: Artists and Writers Guild, Inc., (1935).
- Date Published
- (1935).
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; MILLICENT SOWERBY; GITHA SOWERBY; NATALIE JOAN; ARTISTS AND WRITERS GUILD; THE GAY BOOK; PICTURE BOOK; COLOR PLATES; VERSE; POETRY; LITERATURE; MODERN; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY.
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- Children's & Illustrated;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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