Floating island. Written and illustrated by. . . with sketches by Mr. Doll.
de PARRISH, Anne
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, [c. 1930 (1941)]. Tall 8vo. vii, [3], 265, [1] pp. Frontisp., 12 plates, 1 double-page colour map, illust. title, numerous text illustrations throughout. Black publisher’s cloth, red lettering on spine, colour plate mounted on front cover, illustrated endpapers (very minor dampstain upper fore-edge, very slight shelfwear, slight bumping), w/ d.j. cover art by Parris (chipping & tears head & foot of spine, minor tears), VG/G- copy. Ninth edition (D-Q code on verso of title), of this 1931 Newbery Honor title, set against the backdrop of a China-doll and doll house placed inside a box to be shipped off to young niece Elizabeth, who are shipwrecked and finally drift to an uninhabited tropical island together with their dollhouse. Scarce in original dustjacket.
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- Título
- Floating island. Written and illustrated by. . . with sketches by Mr. Doll.
- Autor
- PARRISH, Anne
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- Harper & Brothers,
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- New York:
- Fecha de publicación
- [c. 1930 (1941)].
- Palabras clave
- Anne Parrish, Dolls, Doll Books, Doll Houses, Doll House, China Dolls, Nautical, Maritime, Seafaring, Newbery Honor, Illustrated Books, Children’s Literature
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