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Sea Star Orphan Chincoteague Marguerite Henry Signed 1949 1st Printing A HC
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- Rand McNally
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- Prints
About this book
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
By Marguerite Henry
Illustrated by Wesley Dennis
Rand McNally & Company, 1949
First edition, first printing
Signed by Marguerite Henry
Green cloth hardcover
172 pages
A signed first printing of Marguerite Henry’s classic sequel to Misty of Chincoteague.
The copyright page states “Edition of 1949” and has the letter “A,” confirming the first printing. Marguerite Henry signed the illustrated half-title page. The signature has not been independently authenticated.
Sea Star tells the story of an orphaned Chincoteague foal cared for by Paul and Maureen Beebe. The book includes many horse illustrations by Wesley Dennis.
Henry published Sea Star in 1949, the same year she won the Newbery Medal for King of the Wind.