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Oxford University Press, 1966T. hardcover. Good. 0.9449 6.6142 4.4882.

Hard Cover. Inscribed by previous owner. Price clipped. Loose binding. Weak front hinge. Acceptable condition. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

London: Oxford University Press , 1966. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 184 pages, index, illustrated. Full title: A Little Pretty Pocket- Book : A Facsimile With an Introductory Essay and Bibliography by M. F. Thwaite. The book is ex library, the front end paper has been cut out and the head of the front hinge lightly cracked, though this does not affect the binding. Library stamp superimposed with a cancelled stamp on the copyright page. Apart from these faults, the book is clean unmarked and solid. "It is generally considered the first children's book, and consists of simple rhymes for each of the letters of the alphabet. To market the book to the children of the day, the book came with either a ball for a boy, or a pincushion for a girl. The book was very popular in England, and earned Newbery much fame; eventually the Newbery Medal was named after him. The book was re-published in Colonial America in 1762. Dr A S W Rosenbach called this book, "One of the most… Read More

New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1967. first American edition. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG+: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped ($4.95). 16mo.184pp. from front flap: "A LITTLE PRETTY POCKET-BOOK is famous as John Newbery's first publication for children. It appeared in 1744 and is an important representative of those books which broke new ground in seeking to amuse children as well as instruct them. The present facsimile is of the earliest known complete edition--the British Museum copy dated 1767. It is introduced with an essay by Mrs. M.F. Thwaite to which she has added a bibliography of Newbery's children's books which is the most comprehensive yet published." #01821.

New York: Harcourt Brace & World. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1967. 1st. hardcover. 12mo, 184 pp., A facsimile of the original 1744 edition with an introductory essay and bibliography by M.F. Thwaite., Milestones in Children's Literature series. .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1967. 1st American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 17615 CF shelf. Compact. Gold-stamped gray cloth spine w/ patterned bds. No names, clean text. Unblemished dust jacket. 1st published 1744. With many small b/w illus. Intro and bibliography by M.F. Thwaite. Index. Giftworthy

London: Oxford University Press, 1966 Book. Very Good. Quarter bound Grey Cloth. First Thus. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Facsimile edition of a book for children first published in 1744, taken from the British Museum copy dated 1767. Introductory essay by Mrs M F Thwaite. Bound in grey cloth over patterned paper covered boards. Grey endpapers. 184pp illustrated in black and white. Slightly musty volume with light foxing to page edges and white marking to cloth. Unclipped dustwrapper very good in clear protective cover..

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Oxford University Press, 1966-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

Dodo Pr, 2009. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 108 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.26 inches.