Important original artwork,ephemera and dolls related to flora. Miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve, first edition abebooks. I have the original hardcover book with the date of 1949. Originally published in 1949, and then reprinted in this 1988 edition, miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve is the first of nine picture books devoted to the adventures of this sweet, ladylike doll. Buy miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve by mariana isbn.
Miss flora mcflimsey and the baby new year by mariana. I believe caroline walton howe republished these books in the late 1970s and early 80s, but the original stories and illustrations were created solely by mariana in the late 1940s through the mid 60s. Miss flora mcflimseys may day by mariana marion curtis foster. Would you like to see my favourite christmas story ever written. Buy a cheap copy of miss flora mcflimseys birthday book by mariana. Original child book art flora mcflimsey mariana wc 57. Thinking the other dolls have forgotten her birthday, miss flora mcflimsey decides to look. Miss flora mcflimsey while sitting in the dollhouse makes valentines for all the animals but who will give her one. Mariana marian foster curtiss, the creator of miss flora mcflimsey and her little world of animals and dolls, was born in 1909, in cleveland, ohio. One of my favorite things in all the flora mcflimsey books the badness of pookoo cat on valentines day. Miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve mariana, howe, caroline walton on. That pastel charmer, miss flora mcflimsey, the oldtime doll of whose christmas. Miss flora mcflimsey and the baby new year by mariana first edition. This is an uncurated book entry from our extended bookshelves, readable online now but without a stable link here.
Miss flora mcflimsey series by marian foster curtiss goodreads. And with nine flora mcflimsey books written between 19491965. Originally published in 1949, and then reprinted in this 1988 edition, miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve is the first of nine picture books devoted to the adventures of this sweet, ladylike doll, whose name is taken from william allen butlers nineteenthcentury childrens poem, nothing to wear. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about miss flora mcflimsey s may day by mariana. Comprising two handmade cloth dolls,one 18 with firmlystuffed head,mohair wig,and looselyloopjointed limbs,wearing her original velveteen dress and fancy matching bonnet,undergarments,shoes and socks,and one 10 with yarn hair,both with oilpainted complexions and highlystylized facial features to personify flora as shown in the mariana books. Dec 07, 2014 christmas reads day 7 miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve by mariana. Once downstairs she, through the magic of christmas, is placed under the tree.
Christmas reads day 7 miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve by mariana. I thought that they might even be some of floras friends from other books. Author and illustrator mariana began the series of nine books in 1949 and is said to have been inspired. Miss flora mcflimseys may day flora mcflimsey books by mariana book condition. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Miss flora mcflimsey remembers the day when peterkins the rabbit brought her her first easter bonnet. Miss flora mcflimseys may day by mariana, hardcover barnes. And with a folio of paper ephemera including letters from mariana to the. Miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve by marian foster curtiss. Miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve by mariana librarything. The character is based on a doll that marian foster saw at the new york historical society. Thinking the other dolls have forgotten her birthday, miss flora mcflimsey decides to look for friends elsewhere.
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Fashion dolls are overlooked christmas morning when the children see miss mcflimsey and all her old clothes that the tree top angel has placed on. Miss flora mcflimseys valentine by mariana just one name. Miss flora mcflimsey, leaving the security of the doll house for a woodland visit, finds some small lost creatures a rabbit, a bird and, frightening to miss flora, a baby bear bigger than she is. In this book flora is rediscovered, along with her trunk full of clothes, in the attic. Mariana having been abandoned in the attic for years, flora mcflimsey is given new life on christmas eve. Miss flora mcflimsey and little laughing water by mariana.
A twice told tale, but rarely has it been more charmingly told, than in this quaint little story of a forlorn and forgotten doll released from the attic by magic on christmas eve, and designated by santa claus to fill a gap made in his pack by a lost doll. Miss flora mcflimseys easter bonnet flora mcflimsey books. The adventures of a small doll miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve, miss flora mcflimseys easter bonnet, miss flora mcflimsey and the baby new year, mi. Important original artwork,ephemera and dolls related to. Miss flora mcflimseys may day by mariana marion curtis. Buy miss flora mcflimsey s christmas eve 2 by mariana, howe, caroline walton isbn. Miss flora mcflimseys may day flora mcflimsey books by mariana. Christmas reads day 7 miss flora mcflimseys christmas. Miss flora mcflimseys easter bonnet by mariana 1951.
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Miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve by mariana, caroline w. She had a dollhouse that was big enough to walk into, in the yard of her familys victorian house. I grew up with the flora mcflimsey books with their lovely drawings and watercolors by mariana. New year and easter mariana has already written, has had a birthday. Seven of the books in the collection are part of her miss flora mcflimsey series.
Miss flora mcflimsey has been left in the attic long ago, and is talked into revisiting the downstairs by timothy mouse. Miss flora mcflimsey s christmas eve mariana, howe, caroline walton on. Some of the published credits of mariana include miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve, miss flora mcflimsey and the baby new year. Miss flora mcflimseys christmas eve by mariana and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The hardcover of the miss flora mcflimsey s christmas eve by mariana, caroline w. Best creepy childrens books for halloween and beyond.
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The watercolor painting shows miss flora mcflimsey along with oliver owl. Miss flora mcflimseys may day by mariana librarything. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. The story of flora mcflimsey, the old doll who travels down from the attic on christmas eve, is too precious for words.
Wonderful outofprint childrens book miss flora mcflimseys easter bonnet by mariana, vintage childrens illustrated book. Buy a cheap copy of miss flora mcflimsey s birthday book by mariana. Their names were written in the same script used by mariana throughout her books. I never knew there were more until just recently, when my sweet julia brought this one home from the school library.
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