Rachel Field, Dorothy P Lathrop / Hitty Her First Hundred Years 1st Edition 1929

Description: Hitty; Her First Hundred Years Author: Field, Rachel; Lathrop, Dorothy P. Title: Hitty; Her First Hundred Years Publication: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929 Edition: First Edition Description: Lathrop, Dorothy P. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 219 pp., in publisher's dust jacket. Near fine / good +. A delightful children's book which tells the tale of a hand-carved wooden doll and her many adventures. "As far as I can learn, I must have been made something over a hundred years ago in the State of Maine in the dead of winter..." (p. 3). Authored by Rachel Lyman Field (1894-1942) who wrote over twenty-five children's books and with illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop (1891-1980) who provided the charming artwork for almost fifty children's books, "Hitty" would go on to win the Newbery Medal in 1930. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full decorated cloth over boards, small illustrated paper onlay on the front board, colour frontis an image of Hitty, small black-and-white illustration by Lathrop on the title page, lavishly illustrated with a total of twenty-three illustrations, two in colour (in addition to the colour frontis) twelve are full-page (printed on the recto only), the remainder being in-text; octavo size (8 5/8" by 7 1/8"), pagination: [i-vi] vii-xii, 1-207. In the publisher's dust jacket with a design mirroring the boards, although price-clipped one can discern the printed price of $2.50 on the front flap, summary of the book on the front flap, back flap blank. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine, with clean boards, straight corners with minimal rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; miniscule rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and the aforementioned minimal rubbing to the corners, else fine. The dust jacket a bit better than good, clean, all component parts present and attached; light sunning to the spine and fore-edge of the front panel, overall light wear, several closed tears (the longest of which is approx. 1 1/2"), wear at the head and tail of the spine (with some loss at the head) and two chips at the top of the front panel. ___CITATION: Baumgarten, Author, p. 75; Baumgarten, Artist, p. 123; Peter Parley to Penrod p. 147. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Seller ID: 23083001 Subject: Children and Young Adult Swan's Fine Books Walnut Creek, CA Swan's Fine Books is an open shop located in the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer quality used, collectible, and rare books in a wide variety of general interest subjects. While we specialize in illustrated books, fine press books, and Californiana, we have books in many areas. We are members of the leading bookselling organizations, including the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA. Guarantee We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described. Shipping Our books are bubble-wrapped and securely packed in cardboard, with larger books always packed in a box. Our standard shipping is via Media Mail; expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Return Policies We cheerfully accept returns within 30 days, so long as the book(s) is/are returned in the same condition as when sent. Please give us advance notice of any book(s) you need to return, thank you.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 750 USD

Location: Walnut Creek, California

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