Author: BROWN, PALMER
Title: Silver Nutmeg the Story of Anna Lavinia and Toby
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover. Illustrated by Palmer Brown. Illustrated hardcover. Green lettering on whitish [light graying over original spine] spine. Tan end papers. Pages are clean and tight; appears almost as if unused. Illustrated with75 b/w line drawings by the author. Palmer Brown wrote only four books, all in the 1950s, and all highly prized. This is the most valued of his titles; the four are: Beyond the Pawpaw Trees, 1954; Cheerful; a Picture Story, 1957; Silver Nutmeg, 1956; Something for Christmas, 1958. The 'Silver Nutmeg' is a sequel to 'Beyond the Pawpaw Trees'. Title page states The Silver Nutmeg: The story of Anna Lavinia and Toby by Palmer Brown with pictures by the author; Harper & Brothers, New York. Copyright page states 1956, and Library of Congress catalog card number : 55-8821. This may be a later printing, but there are no other indications in or on the book indicating such. An extremely difficult and much prized title, especially without any library markings. Very scarce title in this condition. ; B & W illustrations; 5 1/4 x 7 1/4; 138 pages; Cover has light edge wear, bumping, minor rubbing/scuffing; tiny orangish dot on bottom of spine.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

Keywords: Palmer Brown; Art; Artists; Drawings; Illustrations; Illustrators; Juvenile Adventure; Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fantasy;


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