Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle 1932 M. A. Donohue & Company

This is Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies, written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle, a 1932 M. A. Donohue & Company hardcover with color illustrations.

The black pictorial boards show rubbing and chipped edges and a previous owner's name is written on the front endpaper, while the color plates inside are bright, as the photos show.

Raggedy Ann sets out to help a lost prince find his way out of the woods and back to his beautiful kingdom. The book opens with a printed dedication from Johnny Gruelle, with Sissabagami Lake, Wisconsin printed under his name.

Details

  • Item: Hardcover picture book
  • Title: Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies
  • Author: Johnny Gruelle
  • Illustrator: Johnny Gruelle
  • Publisher: M. A. Donohue & Company
  • Publication Year: 1932 (Copyright MCMXXXII, John B. Gruelle)
  • Edition and Printing: Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Hardcover, black pictorial boards with Raggedy Ann holding a lucky penny
  • Dust Jacket: None
  • Pages: 94
  • Genre: Children's picture book, Raggedy Ann
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None printed on the copyright page
  • Dimensions: 9x6x1

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • Full color illustrated endpapers with Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and a castle on an island.
  • Bright full page color plates, plus color pictures set into the text pages.
  • Color title page and a small black and white drawing on the dedication page.
  • The text pages shown are clean and easy to read.

Issues / Wear

  • Rubbing and chipping along the edges and corners of the black boards.
  • A previous owner's handwritten name at the top of the front endpaper.
  • Pages are toned with age.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual book you will be receiving.

This 1932 Donohue copy still has Johnny Gruelle's bright color plates and pictorial endpapers, and it suits a Raggedy Ann shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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