Make Way for Ducklings
by McCloskey, Robert
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oak Ridge, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Viking Press, 1961. 18th Printing . Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. NY: The Viking Press, 1961. 18th Printing . Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Green cover has dk green ducking on front, dk green lettering on spine. All edges are very worn, frayed, chipped, cover is spotted and scratched. Pages are fairly clean, binding is good, end papers and title pgs have childrens markings <br/> <br/>
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
- ARCCBOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001933
- Title
- Make Way for Ducklings
- Author
- McCloskey, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 18th Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens; M&D;
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