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The Runaway Bunny

by Brown, Margaret Wise

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Very Good- in Good dust jacket
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About This Item

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. (1942). First Edition Stated. Hardcover. States "First Edition" on copyright page. Oblong green cloth. Nearly very good. Spine ends are bumped, light overall cover wear. The front hinge shows just the beginning of cracking. Two vertical, light creases to the title. Gentle creases to a several other leaves, near the front. Some minor stains or finger marks to several pages. A very short name to the upper, front free endpaper. There is a tiny 1/8" fleck of color to the front free endpaper and a 1/4" tear to the lower, rear free endpaper. The dust jacket is price clipped. Chips to the spine ends and corners. Several edge tears and chips. A 1" tear with associated smaller chip to the upper, front. A 2" tear to the upper, rear that has been repaired with tape to the reverse. Soiling to the rear panel. A notoriously scarce children's book in the first edition and almost never seen with the dust jacket. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Synopsis

The Runaway Bunny is a 1942 picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. The plot deals with a small rabbit, who wants to run away. His mother, however, tells him that "if you run away, I will run after you". The book has been in print continuously since 1942. This book is the first in Brown and Hurd's "classic series," which also includes Goodnight Moon and My World.

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Bookseller
Scott Emerson Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17596
Title
The Runaway Bunny
Author
Brown, Margaret Wise
Illustrator
Clement Hurd
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good- in Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition Stated
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
(1942)

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About the Seller

Scott Emerson Books, ABAA

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2006
El Cajon, California

About Scott Emerson Books, ABAA

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Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Price Clipped
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Copyright page
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First Edition
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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket
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Spine
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Leaves
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