first edition Hardcover
1941 · New York
by McCLOSKEY, Robert
New York: Viking Press, 1941. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition in first issue dust jacket with $2.00 price on front flap and no mention of the Caldecott Award. Quarto. Gray cloth with dark green duck on front board. Faint, neat, and barely noticeable hand coloring on four facing page spreads, a near fine copy in very near fine dust jacket with very small chips at the spine ends, tiny tears, and very slight sunning at the spine. Winner of the Caldecott Medal as "The most distinguished American picture book for children.
(Inventory #: 539436)