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The Velveteen Rabbit: or, How Toys Become Real Hardcover - 2023
by Margery Williams; William Nicholson (Illustrator)
About this book
The Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Become Real, is the story of a toy rabbit who wants to become real through the love of his owner. The stuffed rabbit is overlooked by the boy whom he is given, the boy preferring to play with more mechanical and sophisticated toys than the simple stuffed rabbit. The rabbit holds onto a story told to him by the oldest and wisest toy in the nursery, the skin horse, about how toys can become real through love. Eventually, the boy becomes attached to the soft doll, but after developing scarlet fever the doctor orders the boy sent away to recover and all his toys and belonging burnt. The rabbit is so sad over his separation from the boy he begins to cry and sheds a real tear - after which the nursery fairy appears to turn him into a real rabbit.
It has been adapted many times into television, film and onto the stage. The National Education Association listed it among the top 100 books for teachers of children in 2007.
Author Margery Williams’ first children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit was published in 1922 by George H. Doran Company in London and has remained in print continuously since, owing to its popularity as a story of the power of enduring love.
First Edition Identification
The UK printing and the US printing occurred simultaneously and feature yellow-tan pictorial boards picturing a rabbit and seven chromolithographs by William Nicholson (later issues contained reproductions of these). One of the most coveted children’s books for collectors, copies in a dust jacket often appear for over $5,000, with pristine copies well exceeding $15,000.
Details
- Title The Velveteen Rabbit: or, How Toys Become Real
- Author Margery Williams; William Nicholson (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 66
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Read & Co. Children's
- Date 2023-03-14
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9781528773157 / 1528773152
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.31 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.79 cm)
- Ages 04 to 09 years
- Grade levels P - 4
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Themes
- Holiday: Easter
- Topical: Friendship
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The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real
by Margery Williams
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The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real
by Margery Williams
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781528773157 / 1528773152
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The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real
by Williams, Margery
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- 9781528773157 / 1528773152
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New York: Doubleday. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. William Nicholson. Dust jacket toned with several chips/tears to edges, illustrated boards are not faded but with noticeable shelf wear to edge. Else internally VG, with bright and sharp color illustrations. 9th printing, with a 9 on the copyright page. No date listed. William Nicholson (illustrator). The binding is tight and clean with rabbit endpapers, 44 pages with full page color illustrations. Price clipped DJ protected with mylar cover. 8vo, bookseller #4265.
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