Liza Jane and the Kinkies by Phipps, Mary - 1929

J. H. Sears and Co.. Collectible - Acceptable. INSCRIBED! NY: J. H. Sears and Company, Inc., 1929. 1st edition. Sm 4to Hardcover. Unpaginated. Color illustrations. Inscribed by author with doodle on second front endpage. Reading Copy. One page detached, but present. Front hinge broken. Slightly dampstained. In polypropylene bag. (african american children, childrens, juvenile, picture book) Inquire if you need further information.

New York: J.H. Sears, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page , "Caroline--dear-I hope Liza Jane and the Kinkies will bring you some of the happiness they have brought--me!/ With love/ Mary Phipps/ November 16, 1929" and with a drawing of Liza Jane. Oversized hardcover in yellow and checkerboard paper covered boards with drawings of the title chracters. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with bold red and black drawings by the author throughout. The rhyming story of Miss Liza Jane , a little African American girl from the South, daughter of Rastus and Mandy who worked in "The Big House" and the little, mischevious fairy-like creatures called Kinks. Good, some soiling to the covers and wear about the edges and tips.

New York: J. H. Sears And Company, Inc., 1929 The book boards are in book condition, a pencil mark on the front board, bumped corners, Signed with a drawing of Liza Jane holding a doll by Mary Phipps. Janice dear I do hope Liza Jane and the Kinkies will bring you some of the happiness they have brought me! With Love Mary Phipps November 18, 1929. Has some of the cutest black and white illustrations of a little black girl and little black fairies? A 2 1/2" tear on one page at the bottom and an inch taped tear at the bottom of another page. Has a mesh string binding, 11 x 8 inches. ; Signed by Author.