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Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie

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Little Orphan Annie: # 708 - 2nd Big Little Book Ever Published

by Harold Gray

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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About This Item

This is a scarce "Big Little Book" copy of "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE" by Harold Gray. Number 708. 1933 1st edition, 2nd printing (with 1928 copyright date and 3-title ad at the back of the book); Whitman Publishing Company; Racine, Wisconsin. Illustrated throughout. This title has the distinction of being the second Big Little Book ever published. The book is a reprint of the daily comic strip that appeared in the New York Daily News newspaper from October 1, 1931 to August 31, 1932. Scarce in any condition.

Condition:
Soiling/staining to the front cover; the spine has a stain at the left edge; small, light stain at the top-right corner of the back cover; the left and right edges of the bottom of the spine have chipped off. The top-right corner of the front cover is worn. Tight binding with no cracks. Page 234 is present but detached, and the top edge has torn off. The illustration opposite page 74 has been colored in with watercolor...the pages are otherwise clean with no other condition issues found. Tiny, shallow worm hole at the outer edge of pages 143-153.

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Bookseller
CraigsClassics US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1967
Title
Little Orphan Annie
Author
Harold Gray
Book Condition
Used - Good-
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Whitman Publishing Company
Place of Publication
Racine, WI
Date Published
1933
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
little orphan annie, harold gray, big little books, wee little books, sandy, daddy warbucks, comics, comic strips
Bookseller catalogs
Children's Classics;

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CraigsClassics

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About CraigsClassics

My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.

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New
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Spine
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Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Edges
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