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Who Am I? Picture Riddles for Young Readers
by Lily Lee Dootson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company, 1935 Rand McNally & Company, New York. 1935. Hardcover. First Edition (6-35). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O gift inscription on the half title page along with birthday Feb. 21, 1938. Book Condition: Good; wear to head, tail, and tips; rubbing to panels; sound internal hinges; clean pages. No DJ. Pictorial blue/white boards and spine with white title in black shadow on front board. Laid in is a birthday card, "Conundrums about Trees" from Raylene to Helen as noted on half title page- therefore from 1938 in excellent condition. 64 pp 12mo. This book is divided in to thee sections of riddles; Mother Goose People, Story-Book People, and Happy Workers. The riddles and the accompanying silhouette pictures give the young reader the clues as to who the riddle is about along with learning new words. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009068
- Title
- Who Am I? Picture Riddles for Young Readers
- Author
- Lily Lee Dootson
- Illustrator
- Clarence Biers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- children's books, adolescent books, picture riddles for young readers, riddles, Rand McNally books,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adolescent/Childrens Books;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Half Title
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- New
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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