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Liza Jane and The Kinkies (inscribed and with a drawing by the author)
by Mary Phipps
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: J.H. Sears, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page , "Caroline--dear-I hope Liza Jane and the Kinkies will bring you some of the happiness they have brought--me!/ With love/ Mary Phipps/ November 16, 1929" and with a drawing of Liza Jane. Oversized hardcover in yellow and checkerboard paper covered boards with drawings of the title chracters. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with bold red and black drawings by the author throughout. The rhyming story of Miss Liza Jane , a little African American girl from the South, daughter of Rastus and Mandy who worked in "The Big House" and the little, mischevious fairy-like creatures called Kinks. Good, some soiling to the covers and wear about the edges and tips.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E22239
- Title
- Liza Jane and The Kinkies (inscribed and with a drawing by the author)
- Author
- Mary Phipps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J.H. Sears
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- children, kinkies, black, south, african american,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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