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THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
by Williams, Margery
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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UPLAND, California, United States
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About This Item
A rare copy in fine condition of the first edition of the children's classic "The Velveteen Rabbit", by Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson. The paper covered boards with Nicholson's illustrations to the covers. The pictorial endpapers are a colorful riot of many, many bunnies. There are 19 pages of text, four full-page color illustrations, and three double-page illustrations. The illustrations and the text are bright. This first edition is the American issue, printed in Great Britain with English sheets, with Whitefriar's Press annotation on verso of last page. Published in 1922 by George H. Doran (New York) and Heinemann (London). Quarto, 9 ½ by 7 ¼ .The author Margery Williams Bianco was born in London, and at the age of seven, moved with her family to the United States.
The yellow paper-covered boards have a bit of rubbing and chipping along the top and bottom edges. There is no dust jacket. The book is protected by a custom brown cloth-covered clamshell case. There are no bookplates, no foxing. There is one small tear to the bottom front endpaper. Hinges are sound and the binding is tight. This is a rare book in fine condition. The only markings are small pencil notations by a previous bookseller. See photos.
Synopsis
The Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Become Real, is the story of a toy rabbit who wants to become real through the love of his owner. The stuffed rabbit is overlooked by the boy whom he is given, the boy preferring to play with more mechanical and sophisticated toys than the simple stuffed rabbit. The rabbit holds onto a story told to him by the oldest and wisest toy in the nursery, the skin horse, about how toys can become real through love. Eventually, the boy becomes attached to the soft doll, but after developing scarlet fever the doctor orders the boy sent away to recover and all his toys and belonging burnt. The rabbit is so sad over his separation from the boy he begins to cry and sheds a real tear - after which the nursery fairy appears to turn him into a real rabbit. It has been adapted many times into television, film and onto the stage. The National Education Association listed it among the top 100 books for teachers of children in 2007. Author Margery Williams’ first children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit was published in 1922 by George H. Doran Company in London and has remained in print continuously since, owing to its popularity as a story of the power of enduring love. -
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wonderful children's book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115719
- Title
- THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
- Author
- Williams, Margery
- Illustrator
- Nicholson, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- George H. Doran
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rabbits, Classics
Terms of Sale
Cedar Tree Antiques
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cedar Tree Antiques
Biblio member since 2022
UPLAND, California
About Cedar Tree Antiques
Cedar Tree Antiques has been selling art, antiques and books since 1992, throughout Southern California.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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