The Youngest Camel. Reconsidered and Rewritten by Kay Boyle.
by Boyle, Kay; Pictures by Ronni Solbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canton, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers (1959)., 1959. 8vo. 95 pp. Illustrated with pictures by Ronni Solbert. Original illustrated tan cloth binding. This is a DEDICATION COPY to Faith (there were 8 dedicatees) inscribed by Boyle on July 11, 1965 with an original poem on the front free endpaper: "Faith, you are gracious as a flower, | And grow in wisdom hour by hour. | Intelligence is is your smile, all swift response | That does beguile. Your words were very sweet to hear. | How loudly camels with you cheer! Kay B." The caps of each line of the original poem spell FAITH. The book has some splotchy areas of browning/foxing(?) on a number of the pages else tight, very good in a bright, very good plus DJ with some rubbing along the spinal folds and a small tear top of rear panel. A very scarce Boyle item.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Dorn ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18156
- Title
- The Youngest Camel. Reconsidered and Rewritten by Kay Boyle.
- Author
- Boyle, Kay; Pictures by Ronni Solbert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Harper & Brothers (1959).
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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About the Seller
Thomas Dorn ABAA
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Canton, Georgia
About Thomas Dorn ABAA
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