Vintage Mabel Pyne Books; The Little Geography and History of the United States
Vintage Mabel Pyne Books; The Little Geography and History of the United States
$40.00
Mabel Pyne's books from the 1940s are a favorite. I couldn't believe my good fortune when I found a set of two of them at a recent Estate Sale.
Book 1 - "The Little Geography of the United States" by Mabel Pyne (author and illustrator) from Houghton Mifflin Company Copyright 1941.
1 - There are wonderful illustrations by Mabel Pyne throughout the entire book, on the cover and on every page
2 - There are 36 pages that teach a little about boundaries and capitals, but much about the mountains and lowlands, rivers and lakes, towns and people that make the United States.
3 - There are full maps of the United States on the front and back fly leaves. They alone are enough to spend hours of perusal.
4 - Written in 1940s proper English prose. Sentences like: Three Johns John James Audubon John Muir John Burroughs explored the forests and wrote of the quiet woods, the roaring waterfalls, the closing bear, the singing birds. People began to think of saving some of this.
Specific book details are as follows:
The Little Geography of the United States
Copyright 1941
by Mabel Pyne
Illustrated by Mabel Pyne
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Hard Cover
36 pages
Condition: Really, really nice condition. No wear on any of the pages other than darkening of the paper along the edges of the pages. The binding is intact. There is no dust jacket and the front cover has some age related darkening all around the edges and the binding and one stray mark near the bottom. The corners are slightly scuffed. The back cover is cleaner than the front. Inside is a book plate of the lucky original owner - Janice Ann Mc Monagle.
This is just a really fun book to teach about US Geography with a retro flair for anyone in your life - child, or not!
Dimensions: 13" x 10" x 1/4"
Book 2 - "The Little History of the United States" by Mabel Pyne (author and illustrator) from Houghton Mifflin Company Copyright 1940.
1 - There are wonderful illustration by Mabel Pyne throughout the entire book, on the cover and on every page
2 - There are 33 pages that teach about US history starting with Christopher Columbus, other Explorers, Revolutions and Wars, Western Expansion and Presidents of note and a little bit of perspective on life in the 1940s, all from the United States perspective.
3 - Full maps of the United States are on the front and back fly leaves. They alone are enough to spend hours of perusal.
4 - 1940s proper English prose. Sentences like: The Country changes because there are always people who want to see what's around the next corner on the next page.
Specific book details are as follows:
The Little History of the United States
Copyright 1940
by Mabel Pyne
Illustrated by Mabel Pyne
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Hard Cover
33 pages
Condition: Really, really nice condition. No wear on any of the pages other than darkening of the paper along the edges of the pages. The binding is intact. There is no dust jacket and the front cover has some age related darkening all around the edges and the binding and one stray white mark near the top. The corners are slightly scuffed. The back cover is cleaner than the front. Inside is a book plate of the lucky original owner - Janice Ann Mc Monagle.
This is just a really fun book to teach about US History with a retro perspective for anyone in your life - child, or not!
Dimensions: 13" x 10" x 1/4"
Sold individually, 20% discount offered for the purchase of both. Just send me a message and well' get that set up!
Book 1 - "The Little Geography of the United States" by Mabel Pyne (author and illustrator) from Houghton Mifflin Company Copyright 1941.
1 - There are wonderful illustrations by Mabel Pyne throughout the entire book, on the cover and on every page
2 - There are 36 pages that teach a little about boundaries and capitals, but much about the mountains and lowlands, rivers and lakes, towns and people that make the United States.
3 - There are full maps of the United States on the front and back fly leaves. They alone are enough to spend hours of perusal.
4 - Written in 1940s proper English prose. Sentences like: Three Johns John James Audubon John Muir John Burroughs explored the forests and wrote of the quiet woods, the roaring waterfalls, the closing bear, the singing birds. People began to think of saving some of this.
Specific book details are as follows:
The Little Geography of the United States
Copyright 1941
by Mabel Pyne
Illustrated by Mabel Pyne
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Hard Cover
36 pages
Condition: Really, really nice condition. No wear on any of the pages other than darkening of the paper along the edges of the pages. The binding is intact. There is no dust jacket and the front cover has some age related darkening all around the edges and the binding and one stray mark near the bottom. The corners are slightly scuffed. The back cover is cleaner than the front. Inside is a book plate of the lucky original owner - Janice Ann Mc Monagle.
This is just a really fun book to teach about US Geography with a retro flair for anyone in your life - child, or not!
Dimensions: 13" x 10" x 1/4"
Book 2 - "The Little History of the United States" by Mabel Pyne (author and illustrator) from Houghton Mifflin Company Copyright 1940.
1 - There are wonderful illustration by Mabel Pyne throughout the entire book, on the cover and on every page
2 - There are 33 pages that teach about US history starting with Christopher Columbus, other Explorers, Revolutions and Wars, Western Expansion and Presidents of note and a little bit of perspective on life in the 1940s, all from the United States perspective.
3 - Full maps of the United States are on the front and back fly leaves. They alone are enough to spend hours of perusal.
4 - 1940s proper English prose. Sentences like: The Country changes because there are always people who want to see what's around the next corner on the next page.
Specific book details are as follows:
The Little History of the United States
Copyright 1940
by Mabel Pyne
Illustrated by Mabel Pyne
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Hard Cover
33 pages
Condition: Really, really nice condition. No wear on any of the pages other than darkening of the paper along the edges of the pages. The binding is intact. There is no dust jacket and the front cover has some age related darkening all around the edges and the binding and one stray white mark near the top. The corners are slightly scuffed. The back cover is cleaner than the front. Inside is a book plate of the lucky original owner - Janice Ann Mc Monagle.
This is just a really fun book to teach about US History with a retro perspective for anyone in your life - child, or not!
Dimensions: 13" x 10" x 1/4"
Sold individually, 20% discount offered for the purchase of both. Just send me a message and well' get that set up!
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