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A Peek into Aunt Helen's Closet: An Introduction to a World Traveler
by Mnich, Ellen; Anita DeSarbo
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1614680078
- ISBN 13
- 9781614680079
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Troy, New Yoik: The Troy Bookmakers, 2011. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Signed by Author. First Edition; no other printings noted. Inscription by the author on Title Page. Soft cover, 9"" tall x 7"" wide, in fine condition. Interior text block clean & tight with no markings, no writing noted. 95 pages with each containing not only a written narrative but photos from all the places traveled to by Aunt Helen and items she collected : cloths, shoes, hats, fans, nesting dolls. . .. too many to list! Wraps crisp, shiny, tiny dog-ear crease on top front, no other tears or creases. * The author, Ellen Mnich, Aunt Helen's neice, takes on the persona of Aunt Helen and Aunt Helen's love of traveling all over the world, collecting items from everywhere, and learning about the cultures world-wide and created a program for children that became known as ""Aunt Helen's Closet: A Museum Approach to Education"" which has been featured on television and has appeared at schools, libraries, museums, conferences, and other community venues. As of March 2020, WorldCat shows only two institutional copies
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000963
- Title
- A Peek into Aunt Helen's Closet: An Introduction to a World Traveler
- Author
- Mnich, Ellen; Anita DeSarbo
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1614680078
- ISBN 13
- 9781614680079
- Publisher
- The Troy Bookmakers
- Place of Publication
- Troy, New Yoik
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Women travelers, Helen Fitzgerald - 1909-1996, Cultural Studies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology & Culture;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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