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Prayer for a Child
by Field, Rachel; Jones, Elizabeth Orton (Illustrator)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: MacMillan Company, 1944. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Jones, Elizabeth Orton. Lovely Christian poem for a child, with charming mid-century watercolor illustrations throughout by Elizabeth Orton Jones. Orig. published in 1941, this is the First Edition with these illustrations by(First, thus; 4th printing), which won a Caldecott medal for the book in 1945. With tan cloth-covered boards decorated & lettered in blue to front cover, his hardcover 8vo is in Good condition: internally quite clean & bright & unmarked, stitched binding strong & straight but front hinge is cracked & reglued. Pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, but unmarked. Externally, the cloth covering the lower spine is heavily frayed, exposing underlying pages at bottom 1/2". No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
This is a prayer written for one little girl, but it is a prayer for boys and girls all over the world. It is full of the intimate gentleness for familiar things, the love of friends and family, and the kindly protection of God. It carries a universal appeal for all ages and races, and brings to our hearts and minds the deep responsibility of preserving for all times the faith and hopes of little children.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022303
- Title
- Prayer for a Child
- Author
- Field, Rachel; Jones, Elizabeth Orton (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Jones, Elizabeth Orton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATORS CALDECOTT MEDAL CHILDREN POETRY POEM BLESSING JESUS CHRISTIAN CHILD
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books;
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- Hinge
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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