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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1920. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Ella Dolbear Lee and Hazel Frazee. Wonderful collection from Whitman Publishing out of Racine, Wisconsin, including 4 original titles and the uncommon pictorial box which houses them. The titles are "Molly's New Neighbor", "The Story of Mowie" and "Billie the Turk", all 3 written by Anna Darby Merrill and illustrated by Ella Dolbear Lee; and "My Book of Ten Fishes", written by Rosalie G. Mendel and illustrated by Hazel Frazee. All 4 titles --uniform 16mos-- are clean and Near Fine in their pictorial boards and the lovely decorative box has held up nicely as well and is solid and VG+, with light wear (just a touch of abrading) at the front panel and a bit of soiling to the bottom of the box. A very handsome set.
A Box o' Books: Four Books in a Box by Anna Darby Merrill and Rosalie G. Mendel - 1920
by Anna Darby Merrill and Rosalie G. Mendel
A Box o' Books: Four Books in a Box
by Anna Darby Merrill and Rosalie G. Mendel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co, 1920. Hardcover. Near Fine. Ella Dolbear Lee. Wonderful collection from Whitman Publishing out of Racine, Wisconsin, including 4 original titles and the uncommon pictorial box which houses them. The titles are "Molly's New Neighbor", "The Story of Mowie" and "Billie the Turk", all 3 written by Anna Darby Merrill and illustrated by Ella Dolbear Lee; and "My Book of Ten Fishes", written by Rosalie G. Mendel and illustrated by Hazel Frazee. All 4 titles --uniform 16mos-- are clean and Near Fine in their pictorial boards and the lovely decorative box has held up nicely as well and is solid and VG+, with light wear (just a touch of abrading) at the front panel and a bit of soiling to the bottom of the box. A very handsome set.
- Bookseller Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Illustrator Ella Dolbear Lee
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Whitman Publishing Co
- Place of Publication Racine, Wisconsin
- Date Published 1920
- Keywords rare children's books, rare children's books with their original boxes, boxed vinatge children's books