Minn of the Mississippi
by Holling Clancy Holling
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- Hardcover
- first
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HOLLING, Holling Clancy. Minn of the Mississippi. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. 4to, 86pp. Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in green. Pictorial endpapers; 20 full-page color illustrations and b&w illustrations on all other pages. Spine ends and corners rubbed, else an internally clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine ends a bit worn, slight creasing to top, general wear to folds and edges).
First edition. 1952 Newbery Honor Book! The captivating tale of a snapping turtle as it journeys from its birthplace near the headwaters of the Mississippi, down the rivers and out into the Gulf of Mexico. Lushly illustrated with stunning full-color illustrations, the text is also accompanied by many pen-and-ink drawings and explanatory captions that fully immerse the reader into this fascinating journey.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049846
- Title
- Minn of the Mississippi
- Author
- Holling Clancy Holling
- Illustrator
- Holling Clancy Holling
- Format/Binding
- Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in green
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 86pp
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Newbery Honor Turtles
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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