Blue Willow
Gates, Doris; Lantz, Paul [Illustrator]
Published by Junior Literary Guild & The Viking Press, 1940
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Hardcover
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Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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Bound in blue cloth with embossed cover and illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations by Paul Lantz. Binding is tight with a very slight lean. Minor edge wear to extremities. Softening to ends of spine. Blue-stained top edge is faded; text block shows light wear, predominately on leading edge. Toning to endpapers and a few small, soiled areas throughout. Previous owner's bookplate glued to dedication page. Dust jacket is edge worn with numerous small tears and chips, light soiling, and all edges clipped. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. 172pp. Seller Inventory # CHAPgatBW
Bibliographic Details
Title: Blue Willow
Publisher: Junior Literary Guild & The Viking Press
Publication Date: 1940
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable
Edition: First Edition.
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Blue Willow
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paul Lantz (illustrator). Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . Very good copy with clean pages. Previous ownership stamp on inside front cover. Seller Inventory # ware507jd0042
Quantity: 1 available
Blue Willow
Published by
Viking Press, New York, New York, 1940
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lantz, Paul (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. Beloved YA novel about young Janey Larkin, daughter of itinerant farm workers, her blue willow plate, & her search for a real "home" in post-Depression-era America. Named a Newberry Honor book, it is often referred to as the "juvenile "Grapes of Wrath." Orig. published in Oct.1940, this is the Fourth Printing of that FIRST EDITION from Aug. 1943. Hardcover book with deep blue cloth-covered boards, an embossed tree design to front cover, & gilt lettering to spine, in 172 pages with endpapers & internal pen-and-ink illustrations, including 10 full-page ones, by Paul Lantz. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with a whisper of age-appropriate tanning to outer edges. Former owner's name & old price crossed out on ffep; NO other writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib.Only other flaw is rubbing to extremities & significant bumping & fading to all corners, with no cloth loss. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $2.00 price intact) is only Good: generally bright & clean, but with moderate-heavy rubbing to all extremities & paper loss at both ends of spine & all corners. Also, someone colored in the girl's mouth in pen on front cover. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! A decent copy of this classic, attractively priced. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays, Pacific time; later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 020395
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Blue Willow
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
library. Condition: New. Lantz, Paul (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!. Seller Inventory # Q-0812436717
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