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Strawberry Girl
by Lois Lenski
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1945. Second impression. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. Inscribed by Lenski on the recto of the frontis "For the boys and girls of Riley School - With best wishes, -- Lois Lenski." There is an Iowa Reading Circle "Preferred Book" label under the inscription, which has been partially torn From the Foreword: "After the Seminole War, 1835-1842, Anglo-Saxons from the Carolinas, Georgia and West Florida drifted south and took up land in the lake region of Florida. .... Their descendants, in the second and third generation were, in 1900 and the following decade, ... living in a frontier community, with all its crudities, brutalities and cruelties. The 'Crackers' lived a primitive life ... replete with drama, and being people of character and dignity, they lived it, and still live it, with vigor." 194 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight with slightly browned pages. Many of the pages have some soiling or spots in the outer margins from handling. The date 1946 was written under the title of the title page with a sharp pencil and later erased. Ex-Library, rebound in red buckram, which is heavily worn from shelf-wear and usage, with a reproduction of the title and illustration from the dust jacket printed in black on the front cover. The original paste-downs and end papers have been replaced with plain paper. There is a stamp for Des Moines Public Schools with the date 1946 on the inside front cover. One leaf (pp. 159-160) was completely torn from top to bottom near the guttered and was repaired with adhesive tape, which has turned brown and brittle from age. There is a 1" long brown spot affecting the page edges from pp. 173-192. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; United States; 1940s; Children. Signed by Author. Main Picture: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Front cover and spine with inside of Lenski's inscription. Picture 2: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 3: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Recto of the frontis with Lenski's inscription. Picture 4: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Frontis and title page. Picture 5: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Publication notice and dedication page. Picture 6: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Map of Florida and Table of Contents. Picture 7: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Two-page spread at the beginning of the Prologue. Picture 8: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Example of a two-page illustration. Picture 9: Lenski (1945) Strawberry Girl (Second impression; Signed) - Des Moines Public Schools stamp on the inside front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1354. .
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
- Seller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1354
- Title
- Strawberry Girl
- Author
- Lois Lenski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second impression
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Fiction; United States; 1940s; Children. Signed by Author Unbranded Lois Lenski Strawberry Girl
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Ohio residents must pay the required state sales tax for intra-state sales. Thirty (30) day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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