Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax by Ethel Clere Chamberlin | 1928 Antique Children's Book | Bixley Shop

Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax is a children's book written by Ethel Clere Chamberlin in 1928. The book features 24 stories narrated by Great Grandfather as he explains a wide range of things to Bobby and Sister Sue, including shoes, ships, sealing wax, thimbles, penguins, the printing press, the Erie Canal, and more!  Augmented with period illustrations in both color and black & white by Janet Laura Scott.

BIXLEY NOTES
• Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax
• Written by Ethel Clere Chamberlin
• Illustrated by Janet Laura Scott
• 123 page hard cover book
• Published by Saalfield Publishing, 1928
• Measures 8 1/4" x 6"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In very good condition
• Binding is nice and tight
• Wear on the cover corners
• Pages and in excellent shape

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