Hamish Hamilton, London, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. XVI, 304 pp., foreword by author, acknowledgements, notes, chronology and index. The text is illustrated with contemporary black-and-white photographs. Brown the coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and some browning to the paper edges. There is an erasure mark the top right-hand corner of the free from endpaper. The dustwrapper is plain text, with a brown background and orange and white writing on the front panel and spine. A little rubbing and chipping to the top dustwrapper edge and a little marking to the back panel. Anne Caroll Moore, complex, sometimes difficult, always fascinating woman, who did so much for children and their books, emerges strongly as a brilliant personality from the pages of this definitive biography by her lifelong friend and associate. The book has much to interest the general reader,as well as members of the library profession and those interested in the field of books for children, to whom it will be essential reading. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Children's Books; America; ISBN: 0241022959. ISBN/EAN: 9780241022955. Inventory No: 0102772. . 9780241022955

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0102772
Title: Anne Carroll Moore
Author: Sayers, Frances Clarke
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0241022959
ISBN 13: 9780241022955
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1972
Keywords: BZDB2 Biography, Librarian, American, Children, Children's Books Biography & Autobiography; Children's Books; America; Unbranded ISBN: 0241022959 EAN: 9780241022955 Sayers, Frances Clarke Anne Carroll Moore
Bookseller catalogs: America; Children's Books;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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