Prayer for a Child
by Rachel Field
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1944. First Edition. First Printing as 1944 is on title page and NAP. Ex-library with usual markings. In beige cloth covers with lettering in aqua on front cover and title in script on spine. Square and intact binding. Illustrations are clean . No writing other than library's. Moderate shelf wear to covers. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Elizabeth Orton Jones. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Prayer for a Child is a 1944 book by Rachel Field. Its artwork by Elizabeth Orton Jones won it a Caldecott Medal in 1945. The whole book is narrated by a little girl, but it represents children as a whole. It reflects their love of God, and their gentleness to humankind as a whole.
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Details
- Seller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 003358
- Title
- Prayer for a Child
- Author
- Rachel Field
- Illustrator
- Elizabeth Orton Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Children Literature
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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