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The Poppy Seed Cakes
by Margery Clark
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
Margery Clark was a pseudonym for Margery Closey Quigley (born in 1886) and Mary E. Clark, two librarians who coauthored children's books. Their best-known work is The Poppy Seed Cakes (1924). Quigley's other works include Portrait of a Library (1936), which was adapted into a film. She died in 1968. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORS: Maud (1889-1971) and Miska (1888-1960) Petersham were a prolific illustrating husband-and-wife team who are most famous for writing and illustrating The Rooster Crows , a book of American songs, rhymes, and games in the tradition of Mother Goose , which won the 1946 Caldecott Medal. Miska was born in Hungary and Maud (née Fuller) was born in New York.
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- Bookseller
- Burke's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35598
- Title
- The Poppy Seed Cakes
- Author
- Margery Clark
- Illustrator
- Maud & Miska Petersham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1943
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