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Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since July 20, 2009
Quarto. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. [6], 96 pages, [1]. Illustrated in color and in black and white with drawings by Ninon Mac Knight. End sheets are illustrated. Dust jacket price of $2.00 on the front inner flap. Foxing or light spotting to the color illustrated boards. Name of Kelly written twice on the front dust jacket. Interior contents very clean. Story of African American children with some period dialect and depections of African Americans. Seller Inventory # 26688
Title: Parasols is For Ladies
Publisher: The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1941
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: fair
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Quarto. Color illustrated hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. [6], 96 pages, [1]. Illustrated in color and in black and white by Ninon MacKnight. Illustrated end sheets. Dust jacket price of $2.00 on the front inner flap. Jacket has edge creases and edge tears. Small damp stain on the front foredge of the jacket. Name of Kelly written twice on the front dust jacket. Foxing, spotting on the front cover. Interior contents clean. Story of African American children with some period dialect and depiction's of African Americans. Fair. Seller Inventory # 33713
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ninon Mac Knight (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pub by John C. Winston Co., 1941, NAP, presumed 1st Edition. VG-minus cond. hardcover, no dj. Brown library style binding w/ white & black pict dec & lettering on cover & spine. Complete & intact, w/ little or no exterior wear. Ex- Public School Library copy with most of the usual stamps, stickers, marks & distinctions. Light interior soiling. Illustrated in color & b&w by Ninon Mac Knight. 97pp. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG- cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Seller Inventory # 101119
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hard cover published by John C. Winston Co. in 1941. No dust jacket. Spine is missing. Corners of covers are bumped and worn, with cloth being torn and frayed. Covers are scuffed and stained. Covers have significant edge wear, and top edges of covers have two indentations by spine. Verso of front endpaper has a public school textbook pastedown. Some pages have smudging or stains. Book is in acceptable condition. 97 pages, 1.2 lb.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 97 pages. Seller Inventory # OVR8225
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition. tall thin 8vo., 97 pp., G/no DJ; gray and pictorial paper boards, black lettering, spine age-toned tan; bumping/fraying/chipping to head and tail of spine, rounding to spine, no shelf lean; HC picture book, moderate wear to boards, boards shaken, binding sturdy, slight cocking to boards, bumping/fraying to corners; yellow and navy blue stamps to back board (letters reversed): "SYCAMORE BEND COMMISSARY" in yellow (spine to top of back board), then "GROCERIES / HARDWARE / DRY GOODS / FEED"; age-toning/wear to text-block, mild staining to top; signature of previous owner and brown staining to recto of first blank page; occasional scattered foxing to interior, age-toning to margins (text legible); missing pp. 3-4 (torn from gutter, starting hinge); contains black and white/full-color illustrations by MacKnight to interior; pub. 1941 stated to copyright page, no mention of further printings; NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1286147. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1286147
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1941. 1st edition. Sm 4to. 96pp. Illus. by Ninon MacKnight. Book Good. No dust jacket. Boards rubbed. Minor wear. Endpapers a bit toned. Minor stains on page edges. (African Americans, dialect) Inquire if you need further information. Seller Inventory # MA08C-03547
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Lobster Lane Books, Pembroke, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine to Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. Ninon McKnight (illustrator). A treasure. Brief gift inscription on recto of half-title. A bit of scuffing and a few nicks at periphery of Brodart-protected DJ. DJ is price-clipped. Just a hint of uniform age-toning. Spotless inside. Boards bright. Scans available. Seller Inventory # 005763
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The John C. Winston Company; Philadelphia, 1941. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, illustrated boards, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/rub marks to boards, crimping to spine edges, slightly bumped bottom board corners, some age toning to pages, bit of rubbing along board and spine edges, faint moisture stain bottom fore-edge and bottom text block edge corner, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few tears and creases along edges, small rubbed spots on spine, bookworm holes to rear turn, some sunning to panels/flaps and verso, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 97pp., color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Seller Inventory # SKU1037420
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, U.S.A.
/MacKnight, Ninon, illustrator. (illustrator). CONDITION: Very Good without jacket; no names or other marks, extremities bumped and somewhat worn with bottom corner tips worn through; opens freely but not loose, pages and endpapers very flat and clean. Juvenile hardback. Endless stereotypical dialect, and illustrations of cute but cartoonish Blacks vs. realistic Whites prove tiresome but the steady determination of Genesis, Magnolia, and Israella Jones and their family's strong support adds realism. Popular in its time: "A darky story of the deep south, and of three little girls who wanted parasols even at the cost of some of their tomboyishness, but that $1.50 was hard come by. This is the story of how the whole family pitched in to help. Kirkus, 1941" ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /MacKnight, Ninon, illustrator. Seller Inventory # 19293
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Illustr by Ninon MacKnight, 10.5 x 7, pict cloth, 96 pp, covers a bit rubbed and soiled, spine a little cocked, hinges loose, small surface stain on bottom edge of text block, pp browned, else a nice copy of this fairly scarce and collectible book, with African-American characters. Seller Inventory # 97-8971
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Ocean Tango Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rare to find kids books from this era in this nice of condition. , may be unread. 96 pages pictorial cloth with black and white and color illustrations , . 3 little African American sisters, Text in Southern Vernacular on cover very good condition hard cover no dust jacket tight binding with neat vintage owner name in ink to endpapers gently read clean pages. Seller Inventory # 000550a
Quantity: 1 available