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Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Subversive Children's Literature
by Alison Lurie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0316537225
- ISBN 13
- 9780316537223
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. lightest wear to book and rubbed jacket. 8vo, 229 pp. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable.
Synopsis
Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Subversive Children's Literature is 16 essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alison Lurie that explore the world of children's literature, proving that the best-loved books tend to challenge adult values.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 994570
- Title
- Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Subversive Children's Literature
- Author
- Alison Lurie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316537225
- ISBN 13
- 9780316537223
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1990
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