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About this title: When his family decides not to take a vacation, Tommy decides to take care of all the neighbors' plants for the summer.

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The Plant Sitter

by Gene Zion

price: $22.75

Ships from VA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Paperback Publisher: Scholastic Book Services Date Published: 1959

Description: Good. 32 pp. PIctures by Margaret Bloy Graham. Bottom inch of binding is loose. Other than names penned on first page, pages are unmarked. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Booksavers of Virginia, VA, USA

Reliability: Best

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Plant Sitter, the (Armada Picture Lions S. )

by Gene Zion

price: $26.30

Ships from UNITED KINGDOM Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Paperback Publisher: Collins Date Published: 1974 ISBN-13: 9780006606840 ISBN: 0006606849

Description: Acceptable. Really worn and tatty, a very basic copy-but still readable. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Inkt, UNITED KINGDOM

Reliability: Best

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The Plant Sitter

by Zion, Gene

price: $27.00

Ships from BC, CANADA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Softcover Publisher: Scholastic Date Published: 1974

Description: Graham, Margaret Bloy. Fair. Cover has marks, residue, chips, price, tears, creases-edgewear-marks on edge-stamp on FPD-marks on pgs-dog-eared-yellowed-cocked. read more

condition:

Book: Fair

 

seller information:

Name: Balthazar Books, BC, CANADA

Reliability: Best

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The Plant Sitter

by Zion, Gene

price: $29.65

Ships from MN, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Softcover Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York Date Published: 1959

Description: Margaret Bloy Graham. Good. Children's Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good minus condition children's pictorial hardcover. Covers have bumps to spine ends and corners, rubbing and fraying to edges, black tape remains on back, some library markings, library pocket, light soiling. Scholastic, 1969. Little Tommy is an industrious plant sitter who spreads happiness through love of his work. Fun, sketched illustrations throughout, by Margaret Bloy Graham, with generously applied green, blue, and ... read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Silverbird Books, MN, USA

Reliability: Best

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The Plant Sitter

by Gene; Graham, Margaret Bloy, Illustrator Zion

price: $40.00

Ships from WI, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harper 7 Row Date Published: 1957

Description: Fair. Ex-library with usual markings (date due slip, stickers, stamps, etc..). Dust jacket protected by plastic. Cover is worn to boards all along edges. Dust jacket will have tears. Binding is secure. Pages may have light soiling, but remain in good reading condition. Buy with confidence! 100% satisfaction guaranteed. read more

condition:

Book: Fair

 

seller information:

Name: Patty King, Hilltop Book Shop, WI, USA

Reliability: Best

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The Plant Sitter [Hardcover] By Zion; Graham

by Zion; Illustrator-Graham

price: $67.00

Ships from MD, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers Date Published: 1959

Description: Good. Pictorial hardcover ex-library with typical stamps, stickers, and markings, including card pocket on back free endpaper. Harpercrest Library Edition. Harper & Row, copyright 1959; presumed first edition. No dust jacket. Cover has bumped and moderately worn corners. Text pages are relatively neat, with some spots, stains, and occasional page-turning tears. Binding is tight and secure. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Eclectic Bookshelf, MD, USA

Reliability: Best

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Plant Sitter (Harper Trophy Picture Bk)

by Gene Zion

price: $76.51

Ships from FL, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Softcover Publisher: Trophy Pr Date Published: 1976 ISBN-13: 9780064430128 ISBN: 006443012X

Description: A good reading copy only. A former library book with the usual identifiers. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. hardcover-, Hard Cover, Good / read more

condition:

Book: Fair

 

seller information:

Name: Sea Shell Books, FL, USA

Reliability: Best

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Plant Sitter

by Zion, Gene; Margaret Bloy Graham Illus

price: $78.50

Ships from CA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Softbound Date Published: 0069

Description: Acceptable. "1st Printing--Reader's Copy; illus cov. creased, edgewear, tears. --4to, Pgs yellowed. Doug written by child on inside front cover. Water stained. --Little boy cares for his neighbors plants while they are on vaccation. The plants take over until he learns how to care for them properly. " read more

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Name: Bank of Books, CA, USA

Reliability: Best

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The Plant Sitter

by Gene Zion

price: $89.99

Ships from MD, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Description: Good. Good condition. Owner's name inside. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB, MD, USA

Reliability: Best

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The Plant Sitter

by Zion, Gene

price: $50.00

Ships from VA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: First Edition Binding: Pictorial Paperback Covers Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, NY Date Published: 1969

Description: Graham, Margaret Bloy. Very Good + No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" Tall. Not Exlib, Stated First Edition 1969. Lovely illust softcover with very light edgewear at tips. One small closed crack in backstrip from a sideways bend, Text browned but not brittle. No names, tears or soil within. Filled with lovely illustrations! Tommy's holiday job is to look after the neighbors' plants and they do very well under his care-almost too well until he gets them under control again! read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

seller information:

Name: Horse Books Plus, VA, USA

Reliability: High

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The Plant Sitter

by Gene Zion

price: $60.00

Ships from NY, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: None Stated Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harper & Row, New York Date Published: 1959

Description: Margaret Bloy Graham. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Tight, bright & clean pages, full illustrated boards, VG dust jacket in mylar protective cover, Ex-library with discard stamp on FFE, torn library card on BFE. Color illustrations, Delightfully simple illustrations throughout this cute story about Tommy. a boy who decides to look after plants while people are on vacation. He is such a good sitter, that all the plants he brings home to care for grow so big ... read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: WILDWOOD BOOKS, The Great Esc, NY, USA

Reliability: High

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The Plant Sitter

by Gene Zion

price: $69.00

Ships from CA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harper & Row Date Published: 1959

Description: Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. Clean, Tight Former Library Copy Lacking Most Of The Usual Defects, Dust Jacket Protected In A New Archival Mylar Sleeve. Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: The Prince and the Pauper, CA, USA

Reliability: High

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Plant Sitter

by Gene Zion, Margaret B. Graham (Illustrator)

price: $72.57

Ships from TX, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: New (October 1976) Binding: Paperback Publisher: HarperTrophy Date Published: 1976 ISBN-13: 9780064430128 ISBN: 006443012X

Description: Acceptable. 006443012X. read more

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seller information:

Name: Found Books, TX, USA

Reliability: High

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The Plant Sitter

by Zion, Gene; Illust Margaret Bloy Graham

price: $75.00

Ships from VA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: First Edition Binding: Pictorial Cover Publisher: Harper Trophy Date Published: 1976

Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" Tall. NOT exlib. Corners bumped, text tight and bright, small #2 on inside cover, else VG! read more

condition:

Book: Very Good

 

seller information:

Name: Horse Books Plus, VA, USA

Reliability: High

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The Plant Sitter

by Zion, Gene

price: $40.00

Ships from MI, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harper, New York Date Published: [1959]

Description: Graham, Margaret Bloy. Fair. No dust jacket. Ex-Library. 1959, possible 1st ed. Green pictorial cloth hardcover, no dj. Retired children's library, first blank page removed per usual. No other writing, pages taped at bottom. Boards good, minor wear. Unknown printing. Illustrated by Graham, Margaret Bloy. unpaged illus. 28 cm. read more

condition:

Book: Fair

 

seller information:

Name: Kate's Eclectic Attic, MI, USA

Reliability: Average

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The Plant Sitter

by Zion, Gene

price: $49.94

Ships from PA, USA Order this item today and it should be delivered to any address by Thursday, December 24.

Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harper & Row, NY Date Published: 1959

Description: Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham. Hardcover; Good in Good dust jacket; Ex-lib with all the expected imperfections of a discard, edgewear, finger smudges on pages, old library pocket and stamps etc. B0006AVVNE. DJ in new Brodart mylar cover.; Ex-Lib; Color Illustrations; 4to; Unpaginated pages; Delightfully simple illustrations bring this cute story about Tommy, a boy who decides to look after plants while people are on summer holidays. A hard to find book by the author of the Harry the Dog ... read more

condition:

Book: Good

 

seller information:

Name: North Hampton Book Emporium, PA, USA

Reliability: Poor


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