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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52113477468450,"sku":"PRE-KIDCHR-COH2","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/IMG_8993.jpg?v=1784138394"},{"product_id":"renaissance-christmas-national-gallery-1991","title":"A Renaissance Christmas, National Gallery of Art, 1991","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: A Renaissance Christmas is published by the National Gallery of Art with Bulfinch Press in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: The book pairs Renaissance nativity paintings from the National Gallery's collection with classic Christmas poetry and prose, making it as much an art book as a literary one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial features: Full color reproductions of Renaissance paintings appear throughout, drawn from the National Gallery of Art's collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy I like it: I love selling Christmas books and looking through the illustrations of vintage Christmas books and just about everything about Christmas books!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Hardcover with dust jacket, both clean. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52113477632290,"sku":"PRE-AREN-HOH2","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/a-renaissance-christmas-national-gallery-of-art-1991-8491334.jpg?v=1788081370"},{"product_id":"le-livre-de-musique-claude-auge","title":"Le Livre de Musique, Claude Augé — French Canadian Music Method","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: Le Livre de Musique (\"The Book of Music\") is a French-language music instruction manual by Claude Augé, the French lexicographer best known as general editor of the Larousse dictionaries. 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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52353585021218,"sku":"PRE-LELIV-AIL2","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/le-livre-de-musique-claude-auge-french-canadian-music-method-5491801.jpg?v=1788080603"},{"product_id":"famous-paintings-alice-elizabeth-chase-1964","title":"Famous Paintings, Alice Elizabeth Chase, 1964","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: Famous Paintings, An Introduction to Art for Young Readers, is a 1964 title by Alice Elizabeth Chase, produced by Chanticleer Press and published by Platt and Munk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: The book introduces young readers to famous paintings from art history, pairing reproductions with accessible commentary meant to build a foundation in looking at art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Hardcover with dust jacket, clean cloth boards with maroon lettering under a red jacket. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450124300578,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/IMG_2136.jpg?v=1788299001"},{"product_id":"the-art-room-susan-vande-griek-2002","title":"The Art Room, Susan Vande Griek, 2002 Picture Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: The Art Room is a 2002 title by Susan Vande Griek, illustrated by Pascal Milelli and published by Groundwood Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: The book follows a child's experience in an art classroom, paired with full page painted illustrations that evoke the creative process itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Hardcover with dust jacket, light edge wear and a strip of tape reinforcing the top edge near the spine. A former school library book with a barcode and reading level label on the spine. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52453819089186,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/the-art-room-susan-vande-griek-2002-picture-book-7441524.jpg?v=1791807491"},{"product_id":"art-for-children-set-ernest-raboff-velasquez-rousseau-chagall","title":"Art for Children Series Set (3 Books), Picture Study Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: This set includes three titles from the Art for Children series by Ernest Raboff, Velasquez, Henri Rousseau, and Marc Chagall, each pairing full color reproductions of the artist's paintings with large hand lettered text for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: Each volume introduces one painter's life and work through a small selection of paintings, presented in a colorful, accessible format meant to introduce children to fine art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: All three are hardcovers with dust jackets, former library books, with a library label. 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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67399772995874,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/rembrandt-skira-art-books-1957-9991000.jpg?v=1791806957"},{"product_id":"moments-of-childhood-vintage-poster-book-wille-2002","title":"Moments of Childhood, Vintage Poster Book for the Nursery, Edelen Wille, 2002","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoments of Childhood, Vintage Poster Book for the Nursery, Edelen Wille, 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: Moments of Childhood, Vintage Poster Book for the Nursery, is a collection by Edelen Wille, published by Andrews McMeel, copyright 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: Twelve classic children's book illustrations, including Ruth Mary Hallock's pictures for A Child's Garden of Verses, reproduced as 11 by 14 inch prints ready to frame for a nursery or child's room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial features: Each print is on poster-weight paper with pull-away binding, and the back of each notes the source, illustrator, and year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Large paperback in clean condition. 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