Miss Hickory by Bailey Carolyn, Signed (6 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. This signed first edition is in good condition, with minimal bumping and edgewear.There is a small stain near the bottom of the spine. The DJ is in good condition for its age, with some moderate rubbing and creasing. It also is somewhat faded. The text is slightly yellowed with age, but remains tight in the binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Ruth Gannett (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover in dustjacjet. Green cloth boards, orange flower illustration, sharp, age toning to edges. Protected, pric unclipped, distjacket, bright, general mild age toning, nicks and chips to edges, sun fade to spine. Book is firm in binding, color illustrated endpapers, front with previous owner;s book plate, numerous b&w illustrations, by Ruth Gannett, of Miss Hickory--a country woman with an applewood twig body and a hickory nut head--are totally winning. A very nice copy of this older children's book. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 122 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ruth Gannett (illustrator). 1st Edition. This book is a FIRST edition SIGNED by the author on the half title page. The book is in fine condition with clean interior pages and a cloth cover that is tan with an orange flower on the front .and orange title on the spine. There are no flaws. The dust jacket is near fine with a tiny bit of corner wear and a very small closed tear on the jacket back (1/2 inch) There is an envelope with the book that has review of the book from the Friends Intelligencer of December 1946. A beautiful copy! Picture available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Gannett, Ruth (illustrator). 1st ed. 1st ptg. 8vo, full tan pictorial cloth stamped in orange, 1946 Newbery Medal winner about a doll made from a hickory twig. Two-color illustrated end papers. Illustrated with sturdy lithographs by Ruth Gannett. Fine in near fine, unclipped dj with a touch of wear and rubbing to top and bottom of jacket spine, no award medallion on jacket, signed by Bailey on the half-title. signed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1946 ON TITLE & Copyright PAGE, First Edition. 1st printing, STATED 1ST PUBLISHED BY VIKING PRESS SEPT. 1946 BK IS NF-/ DJ GOOD, AS-IS, DJ HAS WEAR, SCUFF ON DJ SPINE, , RUB EXTREMITIES TINY TEARS CHIPS, BACK OF DJ ILLUSTRATION MISS HICKORY & 2 LARGE BLACK BIRDS AT THEIR NEST ,BEIGE & RED FLORAL Hard Cover color Pictorial cloth Binding COVER , GOLD JOHN NEWBERRY ROUND STICKER FRONT OF DJ. 123 PGS ,Back DJ FLAP SAYS ALSO BY BAILEY COUNTRY-STOP THRU HOMESPUN PLAYDAYS , When great Granny Brown packed Up & Moved 2 the Women s City Club in boston, Miss Hickory was faced with the Problem of Spending a Severe New Hampshire Winter Alone. This MITE NOT HAVE BEEN SO BAD, IF SHE HAD NOT BEEN A COUNTRY WOMAN, WHOSE BODY WAS APPLE-WOOD TWIG, & whose Head was Hickory NUT, ALSO, IF HER HOUSE HAD BEEN BUILT OF STRONGER MATERIALS THAN CORNCOBS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Miss Hickory", by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. First Edition, First Printing with all first issue points with correct statements on cp page, no medal on dust jacket, $2.50 price, etc. Signed by Author on half-title page. Newbery Medal Winner of 1947. Condition: Very Good in Good+ Dust Jacket. Tight binding. Pages and covers are clean. Only slight wear. Dust Jacket has some wear and light chipping to corners. Price not clipped ($2.50). True first issue dust jacket without newbery prize stamp. Signed by Author.