About this title: Cultural icons Dick and Jane were "born" in 1927 and flourished in the late '40s and '50s when post-war affluence promised a protected world of childhood innocence. Vintage in its look and feel and complete with cut-out paper dolls and a sample primer, Growing Up with Dick and Jane reminds us, in these overinformed and overexposed times, of the simple and powerful pleasures of learning. 200 illustrations. 112 p.
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780006492467ISBN:0006492460
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. a tight clean book, has minor shelf wear, very tiny chip on front cover near spine, minor edging on lower back cover. 10 vols.; 112 p.; 0.50" x 11.06" x 8.70". Includes Illustrations. includes a 24 page commemorative collection of stories and cut outs of Dick and Jane read more
Description: Good. Publisher: HarperCollinsDate of Publication: 1996Binding: PaperbackCondition: Clean, bright and "like new, " but for a barely visible gouge on back and mild fading to cover. Preface by Bob Keeshan, creator of Captain Kangaroo. Ch. 1: Dreaming the American Dream. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: CollinsPublishersSanFran
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780006492467ISBN:0006492460
Description: Fine. Preface by Bob Keeshan (Cpt. Kangaroo). includes in back pocket 24-p sampler o f orig stories & cut-out dolls of Dick & Jane. ISBN: 0006492460. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Collins, New York
Date Published: 1996
Description: Very Good- 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. "Growing Up with Dick and Jane is a nostalgic pop culture adventure that invites the millions of children who grew up reading Dick and Jane to revisit their childhood. For those who weren't lucky enough to have Dick and Jane as friends, this entertaining and informative book traces the phenomenon from their birth during the Depression to their retirement in the turbulent 1960s. " Tall illustrated wraps designed with flaps, 111 pp., numerous contemporary b&w ... read more
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: Collins Pub, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780006492467ISBN:0006492460
Description: As New. Large format paperback, 112 pages. Both the 24-page sampler and cut-out dools are in back pocket. No owner markings, binding tight and book is unread. Book and inserts are all in AS-NEW condition. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HC, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780006492467ISBN:0006492460
Description: Illustrated. Near Fine. A bright, tight edition that includes the sample stories and the punch-out paper dolls. Wraps are clean & colorful w/slightest of rubbing from handling. Text is well-bound w/clean, unmarked pages. read more
Description: Collins Publishers, 1996 later printing. 11 by 8.5"; Softcover with stiff color pictorial cover showing Dick, Jane and Spot. Preface by Bob Keeshan, Creator of Captain Kangaroo. 112 pages including index. An AS NEW, unread copy! ! A must read for every Dick and Jane collector or for any of us who would like to relive those early memories. Essentially the history or evolution of the Dick and Jane series. INCLUDES--Cut-out dolls of the dynamic duo, plus (and we think, best of all), a LOVELY 6 by ... read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Collins Pub San Francisco, San Francisco
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780006492467ISBN:0006492460
Description: Fine. 4to. Includes 24-page sampler and cut-out dolls. All in fine condition. read more
"If you need a flashback to your elementary school years and the reasons for sociological trends in our nation's history. Pictures of the air raid drills in the school hallways. It helps understand the whole basal reading series phenonmenon and the Wonder Bread years."
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