Loraine and the Little People
by Gordon, Elizabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger s
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Rand McNally. Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, . spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger soiling.. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Fantastic color and black and white plates by M. T. (Penny) Ross. Red cloth with color illustrated label on front boards. 73pp + [4]pp of publishers ads. Delightful childrens book about a little sick girl named Loraine and the various fairies that come to entertain her, including a water fairy queen, Crest o the Wave, Rain People, flower fairies, Little People of Dreams, Wind People, leaf fairies, Fire People, Mr. Jack Frost, Sun children, and many more. Gordon is best known for her Mother Earths Children and Flower Children titles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51489
- Title
- Loraine and the Little People
- Author
- Gordon, Elizabeth
- Illustrator
- M. T. (Penny) Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger s
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fairies, 1910s Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Cracked
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