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The Velveteen Rabbit

Author Margery Williams Bianco American
Illustrator William Nicholson British
Publisher Doubleday, Doran & Company American
1927–46
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Velveteen Rabbit
  • Author: Margery Williams Bianco (British (active America), London 1881–1944)
  • Illustrator: William Nicholson (British, Newark-on-Trent 1872–1949 Berkshire)
  • Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company (American, Garden City, New York)
  • Date: 1927–46
  • Medium: Illustrations: color lithographs
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (21 x 16 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Administrative Purchase Fund, 1978
  • Object Number: 1973.504.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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