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Strawberry Girl (Newbery Medal)
by Lenski, Lois
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Good
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J B Lippincott Co, 1945 194 pgs. Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, light shelf wear and bubbling to cloth in two areas; dust jacket presents well, but has had restoration, most evident along spine and folds, original price intact ($2.50). A story about a little girl living on a strawberry farm in a remote section of Florida. Illustrated in b&w throughout. First editions of Lenski's Newbery Award winner are elusive.. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Lois Lenski. 8vo.
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
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009676
- Title
- Strawberry Girl (Newbery Medal)
- Author
- Lenski, Lois
- Illustrator
- Lois Lenski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- J B Lippincott Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Florida, Regional Series, Newbery Award
- Bookseller catalogs
- Newbery Medal & Honor Books;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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