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  • Nascimbene, Yan.
    DAY IN SEPTEMBER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A rich boy in Paris. A poor girl in California's Mojave Desert. He knows crowded streets, an ornate apartment, servants, and busy parents who are rarely seen. She lives with clouds of dust, an old chicken coop made into a house, and boundaries. parents who work all day picking tomatoes... [Yan Nascimbene's] sparse compositions and eerie landscapes reflect the lonliness and isolation of the two children." 31 pp. Oblong format. ISBN: 0-15-200954x.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (a new copy, but with some minor sunning to the dj).

    Book ID: 39706
    Keywords: Children's and Illustrated, mojave desert, paris
    View cart More details Price: $16.00
  • RONNIE AND DON. by Rowntree, Lester (Gertrude Ellen Lester Rowntree, 1879-1979)
    Rowntree, Lester (Gertrude Ellen Lester Rowntree, 1879-1979)
    RONNIE AND DON.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1953. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second children's book by this woman horticulturalist who was known for her work in propagating and preserving California's flora (She received a national award from the American Horticultural Society which cited Lester for the Òconservation and propagation of CaliforniaÕs flora, famous as author, photographer, and lecturer and childrenÕs author. A truly great personality of horticulture.Ó) This is the story of two boys who are sent to stay with a mining engineer in the Mojave desert - and during their stay they are introduced to a world of natural wonders and eccentric desert rats and lots of adventures. As Rowntree comments into this book "crept experiences met in…

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    New York: The Viking Press, 1953. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second children's book by this woman horticulturalist who was known for her work in propagating and preserving California's flora (She received a national award from the American Horticultural Society which cited Lester for the Òconservation and propagation of CaliforniaÕs flora, famous as author, photographer, and lecturer and childrenÕs author. A truly great personality of horticulture.Ó) This is the story of two boys who are sent to stay with a mining engineer in the Mojave desert - and during their stay they are introduced to a world of natural wonders and eccentric desert rats and lots of adventures. As Rowntree comments into this book "crept experiences met in my thirty years of roaming the white southwest desert." Illustrated by Don Perceval. 160 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (previous owner's name, several chips to the dj, tear along the fold of the front flap, original price of 2.50 still present.) .

    Book ID: 85306
    Keywords: california setting, Children's and Illustrated, mojave desert, woman author
    View cart More details Price: $75.00
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