This book boasts a hidden treasure: the facsimile reproduction of a 1916 work by 11-year-old Marian Doan, telling how she and her friends created a town from lines of stone and imagination. Memoirs, reminiscences, and graphic materials combine to weave a vivid tapestry of Marian and her world, and to trace the long impact of her vision. More than eighty years later, here's an intimate glimpse of how a young author's work inspired a noted picture book-a play-and a movement to ensure that children could continue to play on ...
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This book boasts a hidden treasure: the facsimile reproduction of a 1916 work by 11-year-old Marian Doan, telling how she and her friends created a town from lines of stone and imagination. Memoirs, reminiscences, and graphic materials combine to weave a vivid tapestry of Marian and her world, and to trace the long impact of her vision. More than eighty years later, here's an intimate glimpse of how a young author's work inspired a noted picture book-a play-and a movement to ensure that children could continue to play on the hill that imagination had transformed forever.
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Seller's Description:
Fine. Size: 10x7x0; Almost new paperback. Appears unread. No spine crease. Only slight wear. Text is clean, unmarked, tight. (Shelf location: M2)Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.
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B&w illustrations. Near Fine. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Inscribed and Signed By the Author [xiv], [75]pp----Inscribed and signed on half-title: For Catarina-Alice McLerran----Includes a facsimile of the original 1916 manuscript of THE HISTORY OF ROXABOXAN by Marian Doan.
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Fair. 188884227X. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. Soft cover published by Absey and Co. in 1998. Corners of covers are bumped and creased, covers curl up at the corners and along side edges, and some page corners are bumped and creased. Book is in fair condition. 73 pages, .6 lb.; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 73 pages; Signed by Author.
