Make Way For Ducklings
by MCCLOSKEY, ROBERT
- Used
- first
- Condition
- First Edition. Some soiling, spotting and staining; a good copy in a price-clipped, worn dust jacket. Caldecott Award winner for
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1941. First Edition. Some soiling, spotting and staining; a good copy in a price-clipped, worn dust jacket. Caldecott Award winner for 1942. A remarkably uncommon book in a first edition, read to death by or to children, especially beloved in Boston, where the ducks are commemorated in bronze statues in the Public Garden.
Synopsis
Make Way for Ducklings is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey. First published in 1941, the book tells the story of a pair of mallard ducks who decide to raise their family on an island in the lagoon in Boston Public Garden, a park in the center of Boston, Massachusetts. Make Way for Ducklings won the 1942 Caldecott Medal for McCloskey's illustrations, executed in charcoal then lithographed on zinc plates. As of 2003, the book had sold over two million copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38008P
- Title
- Make Way For Ducklings
- Author
- MCCLOSKEY, ROBERT
- Book Condition
- Used - First Edition. Some soiling, spotting and staining; a good copy in a price-clipped, worn dust jacket. Caldecott Award winner for
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
Terms of Sale
Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
Items are returnable for any reason for a full refund. Please inform us within three days of receipt and provide the reason for the return.
About the Seller
Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Newton, Massachusetts
About Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
With more than 35 years experience in the rare book trade, Peter L. Stern and Co., Inc. has established itself as a highly regarded firm of antiquarian booksellers.
Specializing in 19th and 20th century literature, signed and inscribed books, and manuscripts we maintain a high quality inventory. Our shop is located in the heart of Newton Centre where we are open by chance or appointment
In the long-standing tradition of the rare book trade we continue to mail regular catalogues to our customers. We are easily accessible via the MBTA Green Line's D Branch. We travel widely and attend both international and local book fairs.
Specializing in 19th and 20th century literature, signed and inscribed books, and manuscripts we maintain a high quality inventory. Our shop is located in the heart of Newton Centre where we are open by chance or appointment
In the long-standing tradition of the rare book trade we continue to mail regular catalogues to our customers. We are easily accessible via the MBTA Green Line's D Branch. We travel widely and attend both international and local book fairs.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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