Houghton Mifflin, Date: 1923. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Bottom corners lightly bumped. No additional printings listed. Previous owner inscription.. 1923. Houghton Mifflin [US]

[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, BOSTON, MASS] Hardcover First Edition SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Inscribed and dated by author (no inscribee). "Two children, Rosa and Beppo, so Mrs. Blanchard tells us, lived with their parents in a snug little house in Naples. They were not rich people, and when the father decided that he could afford to buy a lovely little canary the children were wild with joy. The little canary proved to be the brightest spot in the already happy household, and before the story is finished, it has made both itself and its little owners famous." 122 pp. Very slight wear to book edges, light tanning to endpapers. Mild wear to DJ edges, some tiny chips and tiny closed tears, and a couple closed tears 1.5" and 2" to front panel, with a light creasing between them. A bit of scuffing to DJ surfaces, top DJ spine edge has small chipped area about 1" x .25" and a .5" closed tear. Black lettering to spine and front board, black and yellow illustration to front board, tan cloth-covered boards. Beautifully illustrated frontispiece and title page. Clean text, tight, bright.
[Creswell, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1923]
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New York: Houghton Mifflin. Good with no dust jacket. Date: 1923. Hardbound. 1923. Houghton Mifflin [US]

BOSTON, MASS: Houghton Mifflin Company, Date: 1923. Hardcover. NEAR FINE / GOOD PLUS. Healey, Katherine G.. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Inscribed and dated by author (no inscribee). "Two children, Rosa and Beppo, so Mrs. Blanchard tells us, lived with their parents in a snug little house in Naples. They were not rich people, and when the father decided that he could afford to buy a lovely little canary the children were wild with joy. The little canary proved to be the brightest spot in the already happy household, and before the story is finished, it has made both itself and its little owners famous." 122 pp. Very slight wear to book edges, light tanning to endpapers. Mild wear to DJ edges, some tiny chips and tiny closed tears, and a couple closed tears 1.5" and 2" to front panel, with a light creasing between them. A bit of scuffing to DJ surfaces, top DJ spine edge has small chipped area about 1" x .25" and a .5" closed tear. Black lettering to spine and front board, black and yellow illustration to front board, tan cloth-covered boards. Beautifully illustrated frontispiece and title page. Clean text, tight, bright. 1923. Houghton Mifflin Company [US]