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Stuart Little
by E.B. White
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
CA$13.79CA$9.66
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About This Item
New York, NY : Harper and Row, Publishers , 1945 Harper and Row, Publishers, New York. 1945. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition L-U (November 1945) on copyright page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a small tab on the half title page for The Old Corner Book Store in Boston, MA. Book Condition: Good: light bumping to head, tail, and tips; soiling to boards and spine. No DJ. Tan cloth boards and spine with white and green lettering on the spine and front board with mouse picture on the front board and spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Clean internals with sound internal hinges. 131 pp 8vo. Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. This was White's first children's book, and it is now widely recognized as a classic in children's literature. It was illustrated by the award-winning artist Garth Williams, also his first work for children. A clean very presentable reading copy.
Synopsis
Published in 1945, Stuart Little was E. B. White's first children's story. It is the tale of a young New Yorker named Stuart Little who had the "shy, pleasant manner of a mouse" and in fact, is an actual mouse. In 2005 a hardbound edition of the book was published to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the first edition of Stuart Little .
Reviews
On Mar 20 2019, a reader said:
This classic remains timeless. E.B. White is a master in giving children an engaging story while weaving nature lore and nature facts throughout. Children identify with short statured Stuart Little who must navigate the world of large people with his wits and fortitude. Children follow his adventures all the while subtly learning about the lives of cats, birds and even flora around him. Highly recommend.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016147
- Title
- Stuart Little
- Author
- E.B. White
- Illustrator
- Garth Williams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- children's literature, fiction, children's fiction, animal stories, mouse story, adolescent fiction, literature, writing, Margalo, heroic figure, E.B. White, Garth Williams
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories; Adolescent/Childrens Books;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Half Title
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- Tail
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- Cloth
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- Copyright page
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- Reading Copy
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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