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A Gift From the Lonely Doll: [FIRST EDITION]
by Dare Wright
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1966 Random House oversized hardcover. No indications of further printings on the copyright page & dj lists this title last on the rear jacket flap. Not remainder marked, dj is not price clipped(295). Dj has wear at the spine end extremities, a tiny chip on the top edge of the front panel & some sunning on the top left corner of the front panel, very little shelfware & looks very good in Brodart protective sleeve. Book has wear on the spine extremities and light cornerwear, else clean. Binding firm & straight. Pages, heavily illustrated by the author with b&w photographs, are clean, unmarked & not aged.
Synopsis
A Gift from the Lonely Doll was first published in 1966 and is one of the most frequently requested and fondly remembered books in the Lonely Doll series by the author/photographer Dare Wright. A Gift from the Lonely Doll again features Edith and her friends, Mr. Bear and Little Bear, and a generous act of kindness that helps all of them understand and celebrate the meaning of the holidays.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jonny8books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio668
- Title
- A Gift From the Lonely Doll
- Author
- Dare Wright
- Illustrator
- Dare Wright
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Dolls, Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction, Teddy bears, Pictorial works, Toys,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Illustrated Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
jonny8books
7 working days for refunds / returns. Full refund minus my shipping costs.
About the Seller
jonny8books
Biblio member since 2005
Albuquerque, New Mexico
About jonny8books
I'm into anything old, unusual or cool & Regional interests around the Memphis area.
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