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Name: The Velveteen Rabbit Collector's Edition
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SKU: 9780008824457
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By Margery Williams

Series: The Definitive Velveteen Rabbit

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A stunning slipcased collector’s edition of the beloved children’s classic – the perfect gift to treasure and share. In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit, a newcomer, asks one of the... Read More

Format: Hardback

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A stunning slipcased collector’s edition of the beloved children’s classic – the perfect gift to treasure and share.

The beloved children’s illustrated classic, celebrating 100 years since first publication – perfect family reading for 2026

Description

A stunning slipcased collector’s edition of the beloved children’s classic – the perfect gift to treasure and share.

In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real.

The Velveteen Rabbit, a newcomer, asks one of the most knowledgeable toys, the Skin Horse, what being Real means. And so begins the Velveteen Rabbit’s journey towards becoming real – through the love of a child …

Margery Williams’ classic children’s story is over 100 years old. It’s beloved of children and their parents the world over – a must-have on every child’s bookshelf.

Series: The Definitive Velveteen Rabbit

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The Velveteen Rabbit Collector's Edition

A stunning slipcased collector’s edition of the beloved children’s classic – the perfect gift to treasure and share. In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit, a newcomer, asks one of the most knowledgeable toys, the Skin Horse, what being Real means. And so begins the...

By Margery Williams

Hardback

$45⁰⁰

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Out 10 Nov 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008824457

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farshore

Contributors:

Illustrated by William Nicholson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 188.0mm

Weight: 580g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Margery Williams is the author of more than 30 children's books, but her best-loved work is The Velveteen Rabbit. She died in 1944. William Nicholson was for many years a television producer, making documentary films. This lead to writing television plays (Shadowlands, Life Story, Sweet as You Are, The March), and then stage plays (Shadowlands, Map of the Heart, Katherine Howard, The Retreat from Moscow) and films (Shadowlands, Sarafina, Nell, First Knight, Gladiator). He is married with three children.

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