My Brother Bird
by Ames, Evelyn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. Book. Illus. by du Bois, William Pène. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 125 pp. Signed and dated by author on half title: "To ___ with all best wishes, Evelyn Ames, September, 1954". Slight bumping to corners. Dustjacket worn at folds, with several chips, chipping top and bottom of spine, tear at rear fold. Original price visible on rear flap, as well as pictures of Evelyn Ames and William Pène du Bois. "Any way you looked at it, there was something queer about the Bennetts having so many adventures with animals and birds. They never had to pick a pet ... the pets picked them!" Near fine in good dustjacket, protected with mylar cover..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001318
- Title
- My Brother Bird
- Author
- Ames, Evelyn
- Illustrator
- du Bois, William Pène
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- RARE CHILDREN'S BOOK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Children's Books;
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Rose's Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Rose's Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Fine
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