Chin Ling the Chinese Cricket.
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New York: Macmillan, 1947, 1st printing sd; harvest gold paper boards, in ivory jacket with all around illustration of cricket in the grass 8.2x10.2; c 41 pp. Laid in: three December 29, 1947 clippings from Stilson's wedding, now in archival film.
Picture Book Hardback.
CONDITION: Near Fine in Good Plus jacket; straight and tight with smooth pages, minimal bumps to extrems and foxing to top edge, in darkening, edgeworn jacket with creases rubbed and 3", 2" closed tears; library price only clipped, trade price 2.25. Note: I am pricing the inscription as neutral, either it adds value or is so interesting as not to be considered a flaw.
$40.00
Condition Images:
$40.00
Control Number:
19323 How the cricket becomes a champion and wins a home for mother and son. Pale watercolours in a Chinese style and a cheerful cartoonish cricket.