Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1935. Book. Illus. by Janet Laura Scott. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Multicolor hardcover with pictorial of a doll to front with black tiles. Beige flowers to a pink back board. Black cloth spine. SIGNED by Alice Kent Trimpey to the half title page. 76 pp. Pictorial EPs. This copy is VG. Moderate wear to the tips, modest to the edges, and with some fading to the boards' edges. Otherwise clean and rich. Inside has gift inscription dated 1940 on FEP, otherwise unmarked, clear, and securely bound. Wonderful b/w sketches by Ms. Scott. Foreword by Zona Gale. Photos of each doll. SCARCE..

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Bookseller: Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001224
Title: The Story of My Dolls
Author: Trimpey, Alice Kent
Illustrator: Janet Laura Scott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company
Place of Publication: Racine, WI
Date Published: 1935
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
Bookseller catalogs: Americana;

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