Item #167491 DONKEY JOHN OF THE TOY VALLEY. Margaret Warner Morley.

DONKEY JOHN OF THE TOY VALLEY

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1930. 26th edition. Hardcover. 298p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Edges of cloth worn through in some spots. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. The dustjacket is tanned and rubbed, mainly on the spine and edges, but otherwise intact. There is an owner's name faintly written in pencil on the spine, and a black marker stripe on the front flap. Overall, a used but still nicely preserved copy in the rare dustjacket showing the original price of $1.50. Item #167491

Highly scarce 1930 vintage edition; most available copies are from 1931-38. The author, American educator and biologist Margaret Warner Morley (1858-1923), was inspired to write this book after visiting Val Gardena, known for toy carvers. Morley provided her own illustrations at the beginning of each chapter; her work is featured in a collection in Hartford, Connecticut.

Price: $65.00

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