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Important Book, The
by Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good -
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949 Pictorial boards, moderate shelf wear to bottom edge, else clean; matching dust jacket with a few spots of insect damage. Price intact ($1.50). Brown's poetic text focuses on how a child reckons with the world around him or her and finishes off with a reinforcement of individuatlity; "The important thing about you is that you are you." Weisgard's artwork is beautiful and complements the text. See Bader pg. 263. . First Edition. Very Good/Very Good -. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006350
- Title
- Important Book, The
- Author
- Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
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About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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