A Little Pretty Pocket-Book
by Newbery, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG+: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped ($4.95)
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1967. first American edition. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG+: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped ($4.95). 16mo.184pp. from front flap: "A LITTLE PRETTY POCKET-BOOK is famous as John Newbery's first publication for children. It appeared in 1744 and is an important representative of those books which broke new ground in seeking to amuse children as well as instruct them. The present facsimile is of the earliest known complete edition--the British Museum copy dated 1767. It is introduced with an essay by Mrs. M.F. Thwaite to which she has added a bibliography of Newbery's children's books which is the most comprehensive yet published." #01821.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1759
- Title
- A Little Pretty Pocket-Book
- Author
- Newbery, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked
- Jacket Condition
- DJ VG+: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped ($4.95)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first American edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- children's literature, children's books, newbery, newbery medal, facsimile
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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- Facsimile
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