Strawberry Girl
by Lenski, Lois
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, endpapers toned, Christmas 1945 gift inscription on verso of frontispiece.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, endpapers toned, . Christmas 1945 gift inscription on verso of frontispiece.. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Newbery Award-winning novel about an itinerant Florida family of strawberry pickers. Graced with Lenski's winsome illustrations. Green and red strawberry endpapers. Green pictorial cloth. xii, 194pp.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Strawberry Girl is a Newbery medal winning novel written and illustrated by Lois Lenski. It was first published in 1945. Set in the U.S. state of Florida in the early 20th century, the story deals with two families, the Boyers and the Slaters. The Boyers move to Florida to raise strawberries. They come into conflict with their new neighbors, the Slaters, who raise cattle and let their animals roam loose.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45948
- Title
- Strawberry Girl
- Author
- Lenski, Lois
- Illustrator
- Lois Lenski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, endpapers toned, Christmas 1945 gift inscription on verso of frontispiece.
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NEWBERY, Newbery Awards, FLORIDA, 1940s Children's Books, LOIS Lenski, Newbery Award Winners, CHILDREN'S, BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.