Mei Li
by Handforth, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday Doran & Co., 1938. Hard. Very Good. Stated First Edition. Oversized (folio) hardback bound in decorated orange cloth which is lightly soiled.Ê Gift note dated Christmas 1938 on the half title page and second modern gift note on front end paper verso, else unmarked. No jacket. Caldecott winner.
Synopsis
Mei Li is a book by Thomas Handforth. Released by Doubleday, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1939.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Smarty Pants (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75111
- Title
- Mei Li
- Author
- Handforth, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran & Co.
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Smarty Pants
Biblio member since 2006
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
About Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants specializes in collectible, vintage (mid-20th century) children's picture books and books about art.
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...