The Velveteen Rabbit; Or How Toys Become Real
by Williams, Margery
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday & Company, Inc. Book. Illus. by Nicholson, William. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Circa 1950S (Date Not Stated, "9 8 7 6" In Number Line). Cream Colored Pictorial Boards. Normal Shelfwear And Edgewear, Rubbing On Top And Bottom Of Spine And Corners With Boards Exposed, A Star In Blue Highlighter Marker On Front End Paper, First Section Of Binded Pages (Signature/Gathering) Slightly Loose, Crack In Binding In Gutter Of Front Cover, Boards Lay Flat, Soiling To Boards, Otherwise An Unmarked, Clean, And Solid Copy..
Synopsis
The Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Become Real, is the story of a toy rabbit who wants to become real through the love of his owner. The stuffed rabbit is overlooked by the boy whom he is given, the boy preferring to play with more mechanical and sophisticated toys than the simple stuffed rabbit. The rabbit holds onto a story told to him by the oldest and wisest toy in the nursery, the skin horse, about how toys can become real through love. Eventually, the boy becomes attached to the soft doll, but after developing scarlet fever the doctor orders the boy sent away to recover and all his toys and belonging burnt. The rabbit is so sad over his separation from the boy he begins to cry and sheds a real tear - after which the nursery fairy appears to turn him into a real rabbit. It has been adapted many times into television, film and onto the stage. The National Education Association listed it among the top 100 books for teachers of children in 2007. Author Margery Williams’ first children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit was published in 1922 by George H. Doran Company in London and has remained in print continuously since, owing to its popularity as a story of the power of enduring love. -
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wonderful children's book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 080228
- Title
- The Velveteen Rabbit; Or How Toys Become Real
- Author
- Williams, Margery
- Illustrator
- Nicholson, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Keywords
- Velveteen Rabbit, Illustrated, Classic, Children's Book, Kid's Book, Story, Bunny
- Bookseller catalogs
- Featured Rare Books;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Small World Books, LLC
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Rochester, New York
About Small World Books, LLC
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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