The Velveteen Rabbit
by Williams, Margery; Illustrated by William Nicholson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
E-376: George H. Doran Company. Good. 1922. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by George H. Doran, New York/William Heinemann, London, UK, 1922. 33 pgs. Illustated with 7 color chromolithograph plates (4 single page, 3 that are double paged). First US Edition/First Printing (Correctly dated 1922 and with the addition of George H. Doran to the title page, "Printed in Great Britain" present to the verso). Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (most of the spine is missing with fragments left). Light foxing present throughout. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.' " This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. E-376; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 33 pages .
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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wonderful children's book
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books
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- 68865
- Title
- The Velveteen Rabbit
- Author
- Williams, Margery; Illustrated by William Nicholson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- E-376
- Date Published
- 1922
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