YOUNG AMERICANS FROM MANY LANDS, Peck & Johnson, 1936, Junior Literary Guild

Description: Description - YOUNG AMERICANS FROM MANY LANDS by Anne Merriman Peck & Enid Johnson, illustrated by Anne Merriman Peck, copyright 1936, Junior Literary Guild & Albert Whitman & Company, New York, 6-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches, 273 pages, no dust jacket. Medium blue clothbound hardcover with yellow titling on the front cover and spine. Top edge yellow, all edges lightly soiled. Decorated pastedowns and endpapers. Many full color illustrations throughout the book, including two-page layouts and frontispiece. Also black and white illustrations throughout, and black and white vignettes leading every chapter. Condition - Flat, tight, good solid hinges and spine - no cracks. Boards are slightly soiled and marked, bumped and edge-worn outside, and spine very slightly sunned. Front color pastedown contains an owner library label pasted in upper right corner. Otherwise the inside is clean from cover to cover - no pencil, no pen, no rips, no folds or creases or dogears, no stains, etc. Pages are not tanned and the text is clear and distinct, larger font for children. Backstory - The title says it all - a compilation of life and family stories about American children who come from different cultural backgrounds, derived from the travels by the authors throughout America. Anne Merriman Peck was an accomplished artist and illustrator in addition to her storytelling ability. Email any questions not answered by the photos and description before bidding. Thanks.

Price: 14.95 USD

Location: Sedona, Arizona

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