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Raggedy Ann Stories
by Gruelle, Johnny
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1918. Copyright 1918, early reprint (ca. 1938) in very good condition with dustjacket. Color illustrated hardcover with black cloth spine, illustrated throughout in both color and in black and white, matching color dustjacket. The book has some very light edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages with a child's bookplate with a neatly printed name inside the front cover, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket retains its brilliant color and has some rubbing to the extremities and a small surface scuff and scratch to the plain black spine, very tiny chips to corners and spine ends, effectively no paper loss.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Since Raggedy Ann first appeared in print in 1918, she has charmed millions of readers with her always warm and optimistic outlook and calm approach to difficulties. Now she returns to delight a new generation in this carefully produced reissue, which restores the book to its original appearance. All the original stories are here, as Raggedy Ann comes to Marcella's nursery and quickly becomes the leader of the dolls. After learning a lesson from a naughty raid on the pantry, Raggedy Ann's adventures show her striving to be good -- and succeeding. She and the other dolls rescue Fido, the family dog, from the dogcatcher. When, in one adventure, Raggedy Ann has to have her stuffing replaced, she gets her famous "I LOVE YOU" candy heart. Raggedy Ann also goes up in a kite, teaches two new dolls to be tolerant, and shares the excitement of a baby brother for Marcella, among several other tales. Johnny Gruelle's delicate illustrations are the perfect companions to the well-loved stories in this American classic, the only edition authorized by the Gruelle family. A brief biography of the author-artist by his grandson, Kim Gruelle, makes this edition especially valuable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040410
- Title
- Raggedy Ann Stories
- Author
- Gruelle, Johnny
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- M. A. Donohue & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1918
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- RAGGEDY ANN CHILDRENS STORY COLOR ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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