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The Velveteen Rabbit
by Bianco, Margery Williams
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Unmarked. Slight sun fade to spine and top front inch, fading from normal.
- ISBN 10
- 1568460937
- ISBN 13
- 9781568460932
- Seller
-
Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Mankato MN.: Creative Editions., 1994. First edition. Illustration copyright 1994.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Unmarked. Slight sun fade to spine and top front inch, fading from normal.. Felix, Moniquie (Illustrated by).. 1 Illustrated glossy paper over boards. 40 p. Creative Editions. Audience: Children/juvenile. Children's classic by author Margery Wiliams Bianco, b. 1880-d.1944. This edition offers a Christmas theme: a velveteen rabbit appears at the top of a boy's Christmas stocking, holding a sprig of holly, being fat and bunchy and haviong a spotted coat, real thread whiskers, and ears lined with pink sateen. To the boy he was real, but as the months passed, the bunny was sometimes neglected, sometimes hugged very hard. Later when he seemed given up to the rubbish, the then shabby bunny still hopes to find "Real".
Synopsis
The Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Become Real, is the story of a toy rabbit who wants to become real through the love of his owner. The stuffed rabbit is overlooked by the boy whom he is given, the boy preferring to play with more mechanical and sophisticated toys than the simple stuffed rabbit. The rabbit holds onto a story told to him by the oldest and wisest toy in the nursery, the skin horse, about how toys can become real through love. Eventually, the boy becomes attached to the soft doll, but after developing scarlet fever the doctor orders the boy sent away to recover and all his toys and belonging burnt. The rabbit is so sad over his separation from the boy he begins to cry and sheds a real tear - after which the nursery fairy appears to turn him into a real rabbit. It has been adapted many times into television, film and onto the stage. The National Education Association listed it among the top 100 books for teachers of children in 2007. Author Margery Williams’ first children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit was published in 1922 by George H. Doran Company in London and has remained in print continuously since, owing to its popularity as a story of the power of enduring love. -
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.C5280004779
- Title
- The Velveteen Rabbit
- Author
- Bianco, Margery Williams
- Illustrator
- Felix, Moniquie (Illustrated by).
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Unmarked. Slight sun fade to spine and top front inch, fading from normal.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Illustration copyright 1994.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1568460937
- ISBN 13
- 9781568460932
- Publisher
- Creative Editions.
- Place of Publication
- Mankato MN.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Felix, Moniquie, artist|Scarlet Fever|Aging Toys|Early 20th century author
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Picture-books;
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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