About this title: On the day of her sister's secret wedding to a free black man, young Susannah celebrates by dancing with her beautiful blue sash. Because her sister's wedding has to be a secret, the family has made her a wedding gown of old patches and rags, a very special dress which reflects the family's love and history. Colorful collage illustrations accompany the text.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. 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
Description: Good. Former Library book. 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
Description: Good. A Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the extremities. There is a small tear on the dust jacket and chipping to the edges. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Date Published: 1998-06-01
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: Good. 1st edition in gently read ocndition. Does have small ink spot on bottom edge, and a few pages. Is library discard with normal library markings. Does have some wear on top edge of book. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Picture Book. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall. 2nd printing hard cover with dust jacket, VG/VG. Crisp, tight and unmarked copy. Jacket is slightly rubbed at corners and offered in new mylar cover. Unpag., approx. 32pp., beautifully illustrated by Benny Andrews. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster,, NY:
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: Illustrated by Benny Andrews. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0689810903. Second printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. Folio. First edition. Book is in fine condition. Jacket is in near fine condition; there is light shelf wear. Lively illustrations by Benny Andrews throughout. A bright, clean copy. Not price-clipped. Unpaginated. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: Benny Andrews. Fine in Near Fine jacket. Signed. [CH]. Hardcover, bound in boards with dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear. Signed by the illustrator. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Date Published: 1998-06-01
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in very good condition for a used item. Minimal signs of wear to jacket may be visible. Binding/boards/pages are all in near fine shape. May have inscription or remainder mark. A welcome (and affordable) addition to any collection. read more
Description: Good. 1st ed. Good+/ Good+: ex-library w/ minimal markings (NO card), otherwise clean & unmarked, in very nice shape, clean, square, bright, crisp pages. Oversized. From Publishers Weekly Words and artwork play off of one another like musical riffs in this story of one family who transforms f. Readers may well suspect that Hathorn (Grandma's Shoes) conceived her eloquent, rhyming narrative poem in tandem with Andrews, who crafts dramatic tableaulike paintings with accents made of canvas and ... read more
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Hachette Livre Australia
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: New. Susannah has a treasure: a beautiful blue sash all her own. But there's an even bigger secret. Susannah's older sister is getting married married to a free black man. This story of a wedding gown stitched together from rags and patches and of a family whose love holds them together in slavery and in freedom features exceptional collages by the American artist Benny Andrews. ISBN10: 0689810903. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Hachette Livre Australia
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Susannah has a treasure: a beautiful blue sash all her own. But there's an even bigger secret. Susannah's older sister is getting married married to a free black man. This story of a wedding gown stitched together from rags and patches and of a family whose love holds them together in slavery and in freedom features exceptional collages by ... read more
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Hachette Livre Australia
ISBN-13:9780689810909ISBN:0689810903
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. Susannah has a treasure: a beautiful blue sash all her own. But there's an even bigger secret. Susannah's older sister is getting married married to a free black man. This story of a wedding gown stitched together from rags and patches and of a family whose love holds them together in slavery and in freedom features exceptional collages by the American ... read more
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