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Madeline
by Bemelmans. Ludwig
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Viking Press, 1966. New Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Bemelmans, Ludwig. The classic tale of the "12 little girls in two straight lines" & their adventures with the nuns in Paris. Orig. published in 1939 & never out of print, this is a Sixth Printing (1966) of the New Viking Edition from 1960. Unpaginated. With yellow cloth-over-boards stamped with brown design to front/ lettering to spine, this hardcover 4to is in Near Fine condition: extremely clean, binding tight & square, pages white with a whisper of tanning, but completely unmarked, colors bright. Only real flaw is mild bumping to corners & spine tips. The bottom-clipped DJ (orig. $3.50 price intact at top of front flap) is VG-, with mild-moderate rubbing to extremities & chipping at both ends of spine, corners, & front flap fore edge. Long (3") tear descending from top edge of front cover about 2" in from spine. Some light creasing to bottom edges. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
To fearless Madeline, a trip to the hospital is a splendid adventure. One of the most loved books in children’s literature, this story was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1940 and a subsequent book in the Madeline series, Madeline's Rescue , earned a Caldecott Medal in 1954. Written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans in 1939, Madeline has continued to charm readers throughout the years with its beautiful drawings of Paris and spirited heroine.
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Reviews
On May 30 2017, a reader said:
Excelente and instructive book
On May 12 2011, Trafecorps said:
i absolutely adore this book. its one of those few books created for both children and adults; i actually am not bored when i read this book to kids. the rhyming is superb. story length is perfect and it makes a great read aloud.the type of book kids can keep on coming back to.great read ,all in all.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021344
- Title
- Madeline
- Author
- Bemelmans. Ludwig
- Illustrator
- Bemelmans, Ludwig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- CHILDREN GIRLS NUNS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PARIS FRANCE FICTION FRENCH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books;
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La Mesa, California
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Fore Edge
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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