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New York: Macmillan. Nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1969. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 268 pp. .

New York, ET AL: MacMillan/Collier-Macmillan. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Printing. Hardcover. DJ is in a mylar cover. .

(Toronto).: Macmillan., (c1969).. Red cloth.. Ex-library, back hinge cracked & may lack back flyleaf, spine sunned: a reading copy/no dj.. 8vo. Frontis photograph + occasional photos & facsimiles.. First printing so stated. Selected & with an introduction by Virginia Haviland.

New York: Macmillan, 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. Very clean hardcover book in original unclipped dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean red endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Selected and with an Introduction by Virginia Haviland. 268 pages with Index. Clean jacket has slight age-toning to spine, no chips, not price clipped, one short closed edge tear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The Macmillan Children's Book Department celebrated its 50th Anniversary with this collection of speeches and articles by its distinguished founder, Louise Seaman Bechtel. The collection highlights the growth of American literature for children during four decades, beginning in 1919..

New York: Macmillan. Hardcover. 1969. 1st Edition. 8vo 268pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. Ink name and ink inscription. This collection highlights the growth of American literature for children during four decades, beginning in 1919 .

New York: The Macmillan Companmy, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Xx, 268 Pp. Red Cloth. First Printing Stated. Fine In Fine Price-Clipped Dust Jacket. Small Remainder Dot On Bottom Edge Of Page Block. No Soiling Or Browning. Per Wikipedia, Louise Seaman Bechtel 1894 -1985) Was An American Editor, Critic, Author, And Teacher Of Young Children. She Was The First Person To Head A Juvenile Book Department Established By An American Publishing House. In 1919, She Became The Editor Of The Macmillan Publishers' New Juvenile Department, And The First Person To Head A Juvenile Book Department Established By An American Publishing House. Macmillan's President, George P. Brett, Later Wrote About The Founding Of The Department: "It Had Occurred To Me [That Children's] Books Would Benefit More Than Any Others, Perhaps, From Separate Editorial Supervision." Brett Believed That Women Knew More About Children And Would Therefore Make A Better Department Head. Even… Read More

The MacMillan Co, London. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. (Literature, Juvenile Literature, Criticism, Interpretation) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.