Dionne Quintuplets (11 results)

Condition: GOOD. First printing. The Dionne quintuplets - Marie, Cecile, Emilie, Yvonne and Annette - were removed from their parents by the Canadian government after their birth and made wards of the Ontario government (they were returned to their parents in 1943.) This book emphasizes how healthy they are and how well they are developing in the protective environment set up for them (complete with a viewing area for visitors). Full of photographs of the undeniably cute girls, mostly at play. Square format soft cover. Fair condition only (missing rear cover, and some "hand-coloring" in crayon of the first three photographs.).…

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. A VG or better 5" X 8" four-page local theater herald. Also includes ads for "Song and Dance Man" and "The Criminal Within.". Scarce. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Presumed first ed.; 113 p., clean and unmarked within, but with name of former owner on upper margin of smudged t.p. and crayon numbers and circles around certain words in the "Note to Parent or Teacher;" smudges on back paste down. Many charming photos of the Dionne quintuplets accompanied by text intended to teach a beginning reader new words; binding firm; in absence of d.j. the photographic boards are faded, the corners bumped and the crown and foot of the spine are abraded.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1936. Photographic tribute from 1936 to the Dionne Quintuplets, the five siblings who captivated Americans during the Depression Era. Illustrated in black and white. Color illustrated softcover, 32 pages. Some cover soil and rubbing, especially around the edges, small corner chip to rear cover, contents lightly age-toned but clean, name in pencil on front cover, no other markings. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Ca 1935. 16pp of photos & 1pp text entitled "Callander, North Bay, Temegami and the Surrounding District" by Johnson. Oval cut-out front cover with view of 1st plate.

Ephemera. Very Good; 1936 Dionne Quintuplets Calendar From R. L. Parnell Company. Emelie, Marie, Yvonne, Annette, and Cecile. Calendar is complete. Calendar is 7" high and 7" across. Very good condition, slight staining on front.; Unpaginated pages.

Paper-covered Boards. Condition: Good. Abt 60pp of full-page photos with text. Cover and endpaper photos. Corners a bit worn. Slight waterstain upper corner of cover. Ow good, clean, sound.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st printing; blue stapled pictorial wraps w/lite rubbing and wear, age-related soiling; Exclusive and Copyrighted NEA Photographs); 40 clean, unmarked pages. Illus (illustrator).

Wrappers. Folio. Souvenir program. Cover title as given. Colorful patriotic cover with the Stars and Stripes and the Canadian flag entwined and the Ships for Victory eagle, the latter printed in relief. Many photographic portraits - the Roosevelts, Canadian officials, personnel of the shipyard, and of course the Dionne quintuplets. Small tear at upper left of front wrapper, very good copy overall.…

Soft Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Soft Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. MAGAZINE, 1ST Edition, October , 1938, Light Scuff Rub, Tiny Chips Extremities Beautiful Cover, Slight Curve along Spine, Interior Nice tight Clean light Wear FoX, Small chip Base Spine, VG+/VG-, AS-IS, SOFTCOVER.

Condition: Very good. - Quarto. 15 words typed on a splendid illustrated sheet of letterhead headed "The Dionne Quintuplet Guardianship" with a color image of the heads of the quintuplets superimposed on a maple leaf and an outline map of Ontario, marking the location of Callander with a red star. Signed "Allan Roy Dafoe". There is light creasing to the bottom corners of the letter with the left corner slightly darkened. Folded once for mailing. Very good. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe [1883-1943] sends this signed letter to a correspondent who has asked for his autograph. The Canadian obstetrician delivered and cared for the Dionnes, the first quintuplets known to have survived early infancy. …