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Vintage Children’s Fantasy · 1949
The Little Grey Men
$22.50
One-of-a-kind vintage book · Only 1 availableA classic children’s fantasy by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, who wrote under the pen name “BB” and illustrated the story under his own name. Set in the English countryside, the tale follows four gnomes who may be the last of their kind as they journey through the changing seasons.
This 1949 first edition features atmospheric black-and-white illustrations and a woodland adventure that has long appealed to readers who love nature, folklore, and traditional children’s literature.
Author: Denys Watkins-Pitchford (writing as “BB”)
Illustrator: Denys Watkins-Pitchford
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Publication year: 1949
Edition: First edition
Format: Hardcover
Subject: Children’s literature, fantasy, woodland adventure, illustrated fiction
Condition: Ex-library copy; no dust jacket. The cover shows wear and rubbing, mostly along the edges and spine, with a small rip on the spine. Library markings and attachments include stamps, notations, a checkout slip, and a call number on the spine. Otherwise, the pages are clean with no other writing, and the binding is good.
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