first edition
1969 · New York and Cleveland
by Carle, Eric
New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1969. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing with number line reading 1-5 on copyright page, and A3450 code on rear. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket. Faint soiling to cloth, light wear at corners and spine ends. Previous owner name and inscription to front paste down and front free end paper, with a vintage bookseller tag to paste down. Pages show light reading wear. Carle's third book, in which a caterpillar eats its way toward metamorphosis.
(Inventory #: 151209001)