The Mousewife
by Godden, Rumer
Rumer Godden (1907–1998) grew up in India, where her father ran a steamship company. When her husband left her penniless in Calcutta with two daughters to raise, she started to write books to pay off her many debts. She wrote more than sixty books for adults and young adults, including The Doll’s House, Impunity Jane, The Greengage Summer, and An Episode of Sparrows (also published by The New York Review Children’s Collection).William Pène du Bois (1916–1993) was born in New Jersey to a family of artists and educated mostly in France. A founding editor of The Paris Review, Pène du Bois wrote some twenty-five books, many of which he also illustrated, including The Twenty-One Balloons, winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal.
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The Mousewife
by GODDEN, Rumer
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£20.19
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New York: The Viking Press, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Pictures by William Pène Du Bois. Spotting on the front board else near fine in a very good clipped dust jacket with spotting, creasing, and tears. Item Price
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THE MOUSEWIFE
by Godden, Rumer
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardback
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Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, GBR
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£14.70
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Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1958. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Du Bois, William Pene. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Blue boards, red vignette of mouse and title to front. Superb b/w text illustrations throughout. 37 numbered pages. 9 x 6.5". Ink school stamps to pastedowns and to title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Light… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Godden, Rumer
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1982
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670491803
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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£19.38
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Viking Books, 1982. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket 1982 first edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Holder, Heidi. Item Price
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THE MOUSEWIFE.
by GODDEN, Rumer. Illustrated by William Pene du Bois.:
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, GBR
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London, Macmillan, 1951.. FIRST EDITION 1951, 8vo, blue boards, red vignette, 41 pages. Brilliant black and white illustrations by William Pene du Bois to this exquisite story of a mousewife who sets free a caged dove. Lower board very slightly discoloured, very slight dent in middle of spine (see images), no inscriptions. Very good plus in very good DUSTWRAPPER (dw:… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Rumer Godden
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Buxton, Derbyshire, GBR
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£7.00
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London: The Reprint Society, 1958. Book. Illus. by William Pene Du Bois. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tight Firm Clean Copy With No Signatures, Inscriptions Or Notations Discovered. Black And White Line Illustrations. Maroon Hard Card Cover With Silver Gilt Titles To Front And Embossed Design Of Mouse - Sone Slight Edge Wear. Complete Jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Godden, Rumer. Illustrated By Carol Barker
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
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- 9780670491803
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East Granby, Connecticut, USA
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£20.18
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1982. First thus [1982]. Light brown hardcover with purple spine lettered and decorated in silver gilt, illustrated dustjacket. Minimal wear, small spot to lower corner of front cover, firm binding, very clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [9.95] and has some… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Rumer Godden
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- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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£6.26
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Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1963. Reprinted. 37 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mousewife
by Godden, Rumer
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Published
- 1982
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- Hardcover
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- 9780670491803
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Cedar Ridge, California, USA
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£24.23
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New York: Viking Press, 1982. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. Holder, Heidi. 1st ed., large 8vo picture book, cloth-backed boards, newly illustrated in grayscale by Heidi Holder. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
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Mousewife, The
by Godden, Rumer
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Middlebury, Vermont, USA
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£16.15
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New York: Viking Press, 1951. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, 46 pages. Illustrated with black & white drawings by William Pene Du Bois. Clean, tight copy. No dust jacket. Record # 604181 Item Price
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THE MOUSEWIFE
by Godden, Rumer
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Published
- 1951
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- Hardback
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Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, GBR
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£21.00
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Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1951. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Du Bois, William Pene. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Blue boards, red vignette of mouse and title to front. Superb b/w text illustrations throughout. 37 numbered pages. 9 x 6.5". A little bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to bottom of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Rumer Godden
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, GBR
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£12.00
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London: Macmillan and Company Ltd, 1951. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. William Pene du Bois. Book bound in blue-grey cloth with red title and mouse illustration on the front, red title alog the spine. Some wear, discoloration and fading but remaining robust. Hinge and text block firm, though… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Rumer Godden.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition thus
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780670050550
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Binghamton, New York, USA
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£14.54
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New York: Viking Seafarer, 1971. 1st Edition thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Art by William Pene du Bois. 305 CF shelf. #VS-55. Slim trade paperback, pictorial olive green covers. Couple of soft creases front cover, age-browned paper. No names, clean text.
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The Mousewife
by GODDEN, Rumer
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Auckland, NZL
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£6.46
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London: Reprint Society, 1958. Book. Illus. by William Pene du Bois. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated in b/w by WILLIAM PENE DU BOIS, dj foxed on reverse, some rubbing on the edges and front flap fold, dark red covers decorated and lettered in silver, some internal and foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 41pp. This story is based… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Rumer Godden
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- Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
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- Reprint
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardback
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Nottingham, Derbyshire, GBR
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£9.99
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MacMillan. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1960. Reprint. Hardback. Item Price
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The Mousewife
by GODDEN, Rumer
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780333344842
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Auckland, NZL
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£8.08
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London: Macmillan Children's Books, 1983. Book. Illus. by Heidi Holder. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated in b/w by HEIDI HOLDER, dj has 2 short tears on top edge, price unclipped, lightly foxed on the reverse, brown boards with purple cloth spine (slightly marked) decorated and lettered in silver, some light internal and foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 32pp.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Rumer Godden
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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£6.11
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Macmillan and Co., 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1968. Reprinted. Unpaginated. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Scuffing to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mousewife
by Rumer Godden
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- Used - Vg
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- 1971
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- Soft Cover
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Mena, Arkansas, USA
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£151.83
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Exquisite in Illustration, writing and design.
VG with rubbing to outside cover.
Illustrated by an artist who brings distinction in all that he does. These soft gray drawings show deep feeling, humor, and beauty of design. (Saturday Review)
Original price of 65 cents on back cover. Item Price
£151.83
The Mousewife
by Godden, Rumer
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780333344842
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dorking, Surrey, GBR
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£9.00
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Macmillan Children's Books, 1983. Book. Illus. by Heidi Holder. Very Good. Hardcover. Firmly bound and carefully read. Name of a previous owner on the endpaper. No torn, loose or missing pages. The unclipped jacket is good condition with small tear/chip to rear corner & a 'cup' mark to the front. Illustrated in b/w by Heidi Holder.. Item Price
£9.00
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The Mousewife
by Godden, Rumer
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- Used - Fair to Good; Ex-Library Copy/No Jacket
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- HC Illustrated Board
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Anaheim, California, USA
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£3.22
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Ex-Library. 4th printing, Jan. 1960. Pocket removed on back of cover's endsheet. A few library stamps, stickers. Strong library binding. Inside 46 pages clean, no tears, no writing. Illustrated in b&w drawings by William Pene Du Bois. Illustrated cover, Corners and edge of spine has shelf wear. (see photo) (10-M) Item Price
£3.22
The Mousewife
by Godden, Rumer (ill William Pene du bois)
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- Used - NF/G
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1951
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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£12.11
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New York : VIKING PRESS , 1951 . First Edition . NF/G . 8VO . Charming black and white vignettes throughout for classic Godden tale. Book near fine, jacket missing large piece at bottom front cover Item Price
£12.11
