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Allison
by Say, Allen
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 039585895X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395858950
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997 Pictorial boards, long gift inscription to endpaper else fine; dust jacket with die-cuts to reveal boards beneath; light soil on verso else fine, original price intact ($17.00). The story of a newly adopted girl adapting to her new life. Tender watercolor illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medalist, Allen Say.. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Allen Say. Square 4to.
Synopsis
When Allison tries on the red kimono her grandmother has sent her, she is suddenly aware that she resembles her favorite doll more than she does her mother and father. When her parents try to explain that she is adopted, her world becomes an uncomfortable place. She becomes angry and withdrawn. She wonders why she was given up, what her real name is, and whether other children have parents in faraway countries. Allison's doll becomes her only solace until she finds a stray cat in the garden and learns the true meaning of adoption and parental love.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008666
- Title
- Allison
- Author
- Say, Allen
- Illustrator
- Allen Say
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardback - picture book
- ISBN 10
- 039585895X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395858950
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- adoption, Japanese Interest
- Size
- Square 4to
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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