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Picnic Woods
by Robertson, Lilian
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1949 Green cloth with mild shelf wear; color pictorial dust jacket gently worn, slightly age-toned, original price intact ($2.00). Mr. Fox decides it's a perfect day for fishing and a picnic, so he takes his basket along to the riverside, but he doesn't notice two squirrels who abscond with his picnic, which is then taken by racoons, then a bear, etc... Eventually the basket finds its way back to Mr. Fox. Charming artwork in color and b&w throughout. Scarce, not in Baumgarten.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Lilian Robertson. Small 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010242
- Title
- Picnic Woods
- Author
- Robertson, Lilian
- Illustrator
- Lilian Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- Small 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- sharing, fishing, Animals, Anthropomorphism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropormorphism;
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
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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