New York: William Morrow, 1956. Book. Illus. by Haywood, Carolyn. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Morrow, 1956. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 189 pp. Decorated blue cloth boards with black illustration, black title. Book slightly skewed. Light wear top and bottom of spine, light bumping to corners, just short of very good. A couple of scuffs on front board. Endpapers foxed. Price-clipped dustjacket has wear along folds and edges, heavier wear top and bottom of spine, a chip in the rear and other chipping that was repaired by scotch tape on the inside of the jacket. We have declined to remove it because of the fragility of the paper. A hard-to-find book in good condition. Dust jacket is fair in archival-quality mylar cover..

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Bookseller: Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000883
Title: Betsy's Busy Summer
Author: Haywood, Carolyn
Illustrator: Haywood, Carolyn
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: William Morrow
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1956
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Rare Children's Books;

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Rose's Books, IOBA

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