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1 Estes, Eleanor
The Coat-Hanger Christmas Tree
New York: Atheneum, 1973 Stated First Edition Suba, Susanne 
8vo Publisher's reinforced red cloth. 77pp with delightful illustrations from line drawings by Susanne Suba. Marianna and Ken's mom has never let them have a Christmas tree. A "funny, tender, very human story" with an unexpected ending by this Newbery Medal winning author. Fine in dustjacket. 
Price: 40.00 USD
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2 Estes, Eleanor
The Lollipop Princess
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World (1967) First Edition 
Oblong 16mo. Publisher's reinforced cloth. [32]pp illustrated with the author's charming little drawings in pink, black & white. This play for paper dolls was "written" by Jane of The Moffats and was in the original manuscript for that book. It was later omitted due to space constraints and herein published separately. Fine in lightly frayed dustjacket. 
Price: 40.00 USD
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3 Estes, Eleanor
The Lost Umbrella of Kim Chu
New York: Atheneum (1978) Stated First Edition Ayer, Jacqueline 
8vo Decorated green cloth. 85pp illustrated with charming little pen and ink drawings by Jacqueline Ayer. A humorous, exciting mini-mystery which involves nine-year-old Kim Chu and her best friend Mae Lee in an adventure that takes them to Staten Island. Fine in dustjacket. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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4 Estes, Eleanor
The Moffats
New York: Harcourt, Brace (1941) Slobodkin, Louis 
8vo Green decorated boards. 290pp illustrated with Louis Slobodkin's line drawings. Set against the background of early twentieth-century Connecticut, Estes tells the delightful, often funny story of a loving, happy family who meet hard economic times with strength and creativity. Meet the four Moffat children and Mama. A nice, clean copy of quite an early printing of this classic title. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket with a few closed tears. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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5 Estes, Eleanor
The Witch Family
New York: Harcourt, Brace (1960) Stated First Edition Ardizzone, Edward 
8vo Decorated green cloth. 186pp with illustrations from drawings by the incomparable Edward Ardizzone. Amy and Clarissa's drawing of a wicked old witch becomes real and takes them on exciting and dangerous adventures. Best of all they meet the Little Witch Girl and the baby Weeny Witch. A fun book by this fine storyteller. Lower corner shows wear else Very Good+ Dustjacket price-clipped with tiny chips at spine and corner tips, minor soil to lower panel. 
Price: 125.00 USD
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