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The New Book Of Days ~1961 HC 1st US Ed~ Farjeon Gough Hawes Calendar Illust ❦

by Eleanor Farjeon

$60 · Offered by eBay · No longer available

1961. Hardcover. Binding slightly loose at back hinge. Pages show a few small stains and smudges. Page edges, covers and corners have moderate shelf wear, staining, rubbing, bumped corners and aging. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings (i.e. spine, page edges, title page, etc). DJ in good condition with moderate shelf wear, rubbing and aging. Good copy. Summary: An anthology of rhymes, proverbial tales, traditions, short essays, biographical sketches and miscellaneous information--one piece for each day of the year... About the author: Eleanor Farjeon (1881 – 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She won many literary awards and the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle, a society of publishers. She was the sister of thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon and composer Harry Farjeon.

  • Publisher: Henry Z. Walck, Incorporated, New York
  • Year: 1961
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: Good

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