A reprinting of the 1922 collection of thirty stories about the bunny rabbit gentleman and his animal friends. Jul 04, 2011 uncle wiggily longears was the main character in a series of stories by howard r. He began writing the stories for the newark news in 1910. Uncle wiggily longears is the central character in a series of nearly 18,000 childrens stories, all written by howard r. Buy the uncle wiggily book by howard roger garis online at alibris.
Find antique books, rare edition books, 1st ed books, and more. His uncle wiggily stories first appeared in the news in 1910, were sydicated in 1915, and continued to be published for more than forty years, at one time appearing howard roger garis graduated from binghamton high school and attended stevens institute of technology at hoboken, new jersey. My father was uncle wiggily by roger garis 1966 1st. Whenever he goes anywhere, he always relies on what garis describes as his candystriped walking cane this is a cane striped red and white like a peppermint candy cane. Uncle wiggily by howard garis, first edition abebooks passion for books. The covers are all there but one has been torn off.
Players advance along the track from uncle wiggily s bungalow to dr. A collection of nine vintage uncle wiggily hardcover books by howard r. Mar 07, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The first uncle wiggily story appeared january 10, 1910, in the newark news. Uncle wiggily, first edition abebooks passion for books. In addition to uncle wiggily, read more howard roger garis 1873 1962 was an american author best known for his series uncle wiggily, which follows an elderly bunny rabbit as he helps other animals in the neighborhood solve problems. He just sat there, on the edge of a chair, and he tried to look around, and see something, but it was too black, so he couldnt. Uncle wiggily and the cowbird by mary and wallace stover and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Get fresh etsy trends and unique gift ideas delivered right to your inbox. Buy uncle wiggily s adventures by howard r garis online at alibris.
Uncle wiggily in the country first printing w dj howard r. In these stories, he encounters a string of characters from mother gooses tales and has adventures that are not quite in keeping with her books. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Uncle wiggily longears was a charactor created by howard r. Garis was a reporter and special writer for the newark, new jersey evening news.
The original uncle wiggly and his friends book came out in 1939, and the edition of this popular childrens book featured below was published in 1955. Uncle wiggilys story book by howard garis, lang campbell. Uncle wiggily book uncle wigglys woodland games 1924 by howard garis. Uncle wiggily and other vintage childrens books ebth. The uncle wiggily book by howard roger garis alibris. Uncle wiggily books first edition november 18, 2019 uncle wiggily starts off by howard r automobile by howard roger garis vine children s books chubby bear uncle wiggily of a gentlemanly uncle wiggily first edition abs. Uncle wiggily by howard garis, first edition abebooks. Uncle wiggilys fortune by howard roger garis alibris. Garis aka victor appleton character uncle wiggily longears, who appeared in the newark evening news and a series of books starting in 1910. Uncle wiggily s story book by howard garis illustrations by lang campbell a charming collection of short bedtime stories about that wonderful gentleman rabbit, uncle wiggily, as he introduces young readers to his friends and softly teaches lessons of life. Uncle wiggily and old mother hubbard illustrated book. Wiggily bug friends for sale antiquarian collectible books. Unfollow uncle wiggily books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Uncle wiggily longears in this book by howard roger garis.
Garis, illustrated lang campbell, antique childrens hard cover 1st edition, 2nd printing vintage childrens books old books antique books childhood toys classic books the hobbit amazing photography childrens books fish. Hes funny, kind, and always comes up with a happy solution to any small problem. Buy uncle wiggily s travels by howard r garis online at alibris. Set of 9 uncle wiggily books story books from the 1940s ebay. When you have finished reading this nice little book, perhaps you would like to read a larger volume about uncle wiggily. Hinges loose, cover rubbed, faded and scribbled on back. Garis and his wife lilian, were some of the most prolific childrens authors of the 1900s. Garis 18731960 created the uncle wiggily longears stories in 1910.
Garis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A collection of vintage uncle wiggily books by howard r. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Uncle wiggily began as a weekly series in the newark news, but has since been collected into a full volume. Uncle wiggilys story book hardcover january 12, 1987 by howard r. Many of his books were illustrated by lansing campbell. Titles include uncle wiggilys airship, uncle wiggily and woodie and waddie chuck, uncle wiggilys fortune, uncle wiggily and billie wagtail, uncle wiggilys picture book, and uncle wiggily and the little tails. Uncle wiggily book uncle wigglys june bug friends 1924 by howard garis. Uncle wiggily and old mother hubbard illustrated by. The uncle wiggily game by winning moves 2003 edition 100% complete. He lived to see near 80 books based on his characters published in his lifetime. Uncle wiggilys adventures by howard r garis alibris.
More information about this seller contact this seller 30. Here are nine of the beloved uncle wiggily books from the 1940s. A cheerful bunny rabbit gentleman with a wonderful knack for setting things right, he has been a reassuring friend to millions of children since early in the century. Color illustrated dj has scuffing and much wear around edges. They are in nice condition considering that they have been well used. Fair is a worn book that has complete text pages including those with maps or plates but may lack endpapers, halftitle, etc fon former owners name. This was our first attempt at chapter books without illustrations there are a few. Garis a great childrens book, one of many in the uncle wiggily series uncle wiggily s story book by howard r.
Uncle wiggily game is a track board game based on a character in a series of childrens books by american writer howard roger garis. Includes uncle wiggily in magic land, robin hood, and the three bears. This is my uncle wiggily longears book collection that i mentioned in the post. Uncle wiggily is one of the most popular and enduring characters in american literature. The game is of the racing variety in the style of the european goose game. Uncle wiggily and his friends by howard roger garis. Uncle wiggilys travels by r howard first edition 19. The collection includes uncle wiggily and the littletails 1942, uncle wiggilys travels 1939, uncle wiggilys picture book 1940, and more. The stories began as a serial in the newark news, with a new story appearing six days a week for thirtyseven years.
His uncle wiggily stories first appeared in the news in 1910, were sydicated in 1915, and continued to be published for more than forty years, at one time appearing from 1896 to 1947, mr. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Uncle wiggilys story book vintage book by howard garis. Mary jane, a career girl, visits her former college roommate, eloise, who is now married and living in connecticut. He wrote many books, in the early 1900s, based on this character. Nov 30, 2000 milton bradley introduced the game in 1916 basing it on american writer howard r. There is some pencil and pen marks on content pages. Antique 1922 uncle wiggily s june bug friends howard garis hc childrens book. Uncle wiggily and his friends by howard r garis platt and munk, 1955 this hardback book measures approx 8 by 7 14.
Fair to good condition, this book has wear to the cover mostly, with minimal wear to the supple pages. Uncle wiggily longears, an old bunny gentleman now stricken with rheumatism and getting around with a cane, still is quite active. A group of five 1920s illustrated hardcover edition ofuncle wiggilys books. I was concerned about how things would go with my children who were 5 12, 3 12. Uncle wiggily by garis howard r and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good. May not be available for international shipment due to weightsize.
The project gutenberg ebook of uncle wiggilys adventures, by. Uncle wiggily s story book and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Buy a cheap copy of uncle wiggily picture book by howard r. If so, go to the book store and ask the man for one of the uncle wiggily bedtime story books, they have a lot of funny pictures in and 31 storiesone for every night in the month.
Uncle wiggily, an engaging elderly rabbit, is lame from rheumatism. Howard roger garis 18730425april 25, 1873 19621106november 6, 1962 was an american author, best known for a series of books that featured the character of uncle wiggily longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Scholars choice edition, uncle wiggily and old mother hubbard, and several more. At first, after he found himself shut up in the bears dark closet, where we left him in the story before this, poor uncle wiggily didnt know what to think. Garis penned an uncle wiggily story every day except sundays for more than 52 years, and published 79 books in his lifetime. Uncle wiggily s holidays by howard r garis hardcover. Uncle wiggily in the woods illustrated edition dodo press by howard r. Buy uncle wiggily s story book by howard garis online at alibris. Howard garis published 79 books of uncle wiggily stories. Uncle wiggilys airship book antique children hardcover vintage 1939 howard garis. The uncle wiggily book series by multiple authors includes books uncle wiggily s happy days, uncle wiggily longears. Fenno, 1916, first edition, light wear to fore edge corner tips and spine extremities, inner hinges starting with some wear, goldgilt lettering flaking somewhat, else a vg copy with color illustrations. The project gutenberg ebook of uncle wiggily and the. Uncle wiggily board game winning moves 2005 complete.
Uncle wiggily longears is the main character of a series of childrens stories by american author howard r. It is in its original dust jacket that is illustrated in full color, front and back and has titles on the front and on the spine. Uncle wiggily seeks his fortune by howard r garis, paperback. Uncle wiggily longears book collection collectors weekly. Uncle wiggily books first edition image collections book. Five 1920s hardcover illustrated uncle wiggilys books ebth. Uncle wiggilys story book kindle edition by howard. Included is uncle wiggilys make believe tarts, uncle wiggilys radio, uncle wiggilys auto sled, uncle wiggilys empty watch, and uncle wiggily and the turkey gobbler. Howard garis was an american author known for the uncle wiggily longears series. Purchase one of 1st world librarys classic books more. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Uncle wiggily longears is the main character of a series of childrens stories by american. Garis penned an uncle wiggily story every day except sundays for more than 30 years, and published 79 books within the authors lifetime. He began writing the stories in 1910 and wrote them for over 30 years.
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