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O-Go the Beaver
by Kelly, Raymond; Wiese, Kurt (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Co., 1934. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Wiese, Kurt. In words & pictures, attempts to demonstrate the importance of the beaver in the overall scheme of Nature, highlighting his work in dam building for flood prevention. Though "his life is a constant struggle, he faces his difficulties bravely, & usually triumphs over them." Illustrated throughout the 148 pages with pen-and-ink drawings & full-page, full-color plates by German children's book artist Kurt Wiese (1887-1974). A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1934, this hardcover 8vo (6" x 8.75" has green cloth over boards with a colorful paper pastedown to front, faded gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with modest, age-appropriate tanning to edges. Heavy rubbing to both ends of spine, with some cloth loss & fraying, less rubbing all corners. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021167
- Title
- O-Go the Beaver
- Author
- Kelly, Raymond; Wiese, Kurt (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Wiese, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Albert Whitman & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATIONS CHILDREN ANIMAL BEAVER NATURE NATURAL WORLD EDUCATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Nature/Gardening/Environmentalism; Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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