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The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real
de Margery Williams; William Nicholson [illus.]
- Usado
- very good
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good +
- Librería
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. Very Good/Very Good +. New York: George H. Doran Company, n.d. but no later than 1927. Early American Printing. Small, slim quarto (21cm.); publisher's pictorial paper-covered boards in matching dust jacket, pictorial endpapers; 33,[1]pp.; seven color lithographic plates, three of them double-paged. Boards gently scuffed, a few tiny closed tears to jacket extremities, margins very slightly toned, orange jacket spine titling lightly faded, else a Very Good or better copy.
A superlative and early American printing of one of the most enduring children's books in the English language which just celebrated its hundredth anniversary last year. "Harper's Bazaar" first commissioned the story in 1921 from Margery Williams Bianco, at the time a stalled author of adult fiction who hadn't published a work in eight years. What Williams Bianco produced was unlike anything she had written before, the story of a boy and his Velveteen Rabbit whose fate from beloved toy to real rabbit serves as an allegory for the difficult passage of childhood to adulthood (minus being thrown in a rubbish sack).
Fittingly, Williams Bianco's daughter the child prodigy Pamela Bianco provided the illustrations for the "Harper's Bazaar" appearance, though the first published appearance of the story in book form made use of illustrations by the more established and renowned painter and printmaker William Nicholson.
Early printings in such fine condition exceedingly hard to come by, this one as splendid as a velveteen rabbit on Christmas morning.
A superlative and early American printing of one of the most enduring children's books in the English language which just celebrated its hundredth anniversary last year. "Harper's Bazaar" first commissioned the story in 1921 from Margery Williams Bianco, at the time a stalled author of adult fiction who hadn't published a work in eight years. What Williams Bianco produced was unlike anything she had written before, the story of a boy and his Velveteen Rabbit whose fate from beloved toy to real rabbit serves as an allegory for the difficult passage of childhood to adulthood (minus being thrown in a rubbish sack).
Fittingly, Williams Bianco's daughter the child prodigy Pamela Bianco provided the illustrations for the "Harper's Bazaar" appearance, though the first published appearance of the story in book form made use of illustrations by the more established and renowned painter and printmaker William Nicholson.
Early printings in such fine condition exceedingly hard to come by, this one as splendid as a velveteen rabbit on Christmas morning.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 27785
- Título
- The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real
- Autor
- Margery Williams; William Nicholson [illus.]
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- George H. Doran Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1922
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
Términos de venta
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Sobre el vendedor
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
Sobre Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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