Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1942
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition and lacking issued dust jacket. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Mild general shelf wear to edges of boards. Moderate fraying and wear to head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Staining to spine and boards. Tearing to page 1. Previous bookseller's sticker adhered to title page. Age toning with mild staining scattered throughout textblock. Signed flat by Burton on title page. AL Consignment. Shelved in Case 14. 1385427. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1942
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First edition. Small 4to. [4], 1-40 pp. Blue cloth with white and blue decorations and lettering on the front board. Colorful illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Lacks the dust jacket. Each page with a bright and bold color illustration done by the author. Baumgarten 36. Signed without personalization on the title page by the author. Quite difficult to find signed, this was the 1943 Caldecott Award winner. Lee Burton's little house experiences the changing seasons, and comes to recognize what really matters in life. Fraying to the tips of the spine and the boards' corners. An inscription "Caldecott 1943" on the title page.