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The Velveteen Rabbit; or, How Toys Become Real

Margery Williams

First published 1922
Publisher George H. Doran
Format Hardcover
Type Chapbook
Cover art William Nicholson (artist)
Pages 33
Price $2.00

    1st US ed. (simultaneous or nearly so)
  • Published for the 1922 Christmas season
  • OCLC: "33 pages color plates (part double)"
  • Price from advertisement by local seller A.C. McClurg & Co. Chi. Tribune 1922-11-02 p8 "Give Books"; "... books of all publishers", evidently not a discount dealer
  • Brief reviews in Chicago, Atlanta newspapers 1922-11-12, 13 (no price) Otherwise not found 2017-05-15 in US newspapers 1922
  • Cover artist is interior illustrator Nicholson, as expected, from image provided by one dealer at ABEbooks (bi=20196796694) --that is, images shows illustration and design identical to the 1st ed. Title page shows footer (three lines, centered): -- New York: George H. Doran Company -- Heinemann -- London [left, and right] 1922

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Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Velveteen Rabbit; or, How Toys Become Real Cover 1970 Heinemann Hardcover Chapbook William Nicholson (artist) 37
The Velveteen Rabbit; or, How Toys Become Real Cover 1974 A. Colish Hardcover Chapbook 37
The Velveteen Rabbit; or, How Toys Become Real Cover 2005 HarperFestival Paperback Chapbook William Nicholson (artist) 40
The Velveteen Rabbit; or, How Toys Become Real Cover 2013 Applesauce Press Hardcover Chapbook 48