Mei Li
by Handforth, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday Doran & Co., 1938. Hard. Very Good. Stated First Edition. Oversized (folio) hardback bound in decorated orange cloth which is lightly soiled.� Gift note dated Christmas 1938 on the half title page and second modern gift note on front end paper verso, else unmarked. No jacket. Caldecott winner.
Synopsis
Mei Li is a book by Thomas Handforth. Released by Doubleday, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1939.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Smarty Pants (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75111
- Title
- Mei Li
- Author
- Handforth, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran & Co.
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Smarty Pants
Biblio member since 2006
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
About Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants specializes in collectible, vintage (mid-20th century) children's picture books and books about art.
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...