Lucy Mouse Keeps a Secret.

Pilgrim, Jane.

Published by David McKay Company, Inc., /1952 1st US printing, in green boards with white titles and thick pasted-on plate of Lucy in her pretty dress going 'shhh', "Blackberry Farm Books" appearing on top, author, title, publisher on spine, plain endpapers, bright illustrations facing every page, last page with picture and text about the Farm; in thick blue jacket with die-cut square exposing the plate, and dark green titles, author/title/publisher on spine, plain flaps, description of the series, listed through "Christmas" on the back as well as price (95¢). 5x5.5"; np, New York, 1954

About this Item

CONDITION: Very Good in Good jacket; no names or other marks, straight, clean, with endpapers and some pages a bit toned, in jacket with 1.5" closed flap on spine touching title, half inch tear on spine crease, other small 1/8" wear to extrems, two tiny tears at window corners; darkening and light wear to top edge; 0.95 price. Small hardback. Lucy has a gentleman caller and she keeps it secret from all the animals, and her family, until the marriage plans are set! Very bright clear colours, almost like pochoir. The UK Brockhampton series began in 1949 with Emily the Goat. The McKay US reprints are not in the same order. Six Blackberry Farm books were published in this format with green boards in 1954 including Lucy, and two sets of three titles with red boards in 1955, (dates, from library records in Worldcat , may have appeared on later printings) As of this writing, we have eleven in jacket, ask. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /F. Stocks May, illustrator. Seller Inventory # 21020

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lucy Mouse Keeps a Secret.

Publisher: David McKay Company, Inc., /1952 1st US printing, in green boards with white titles and thick pasted-on plate of Lucy in her pretty dress going 'shhh', "Blackberry Farm Books" appearing on top, author, title, publisher on spine, plain endpapers, bright illustrations facing every page, last page with picture and text about the Farm; in thick blue jacket with die-cut square exposing the plate, and dark green titles, author/title/publisher on spine, plain flaps, description of the series, listed through "Christmas" on the back as well as price (95¢). 5x5.5"; np, New York

Publication Date: 1954

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: /F. Stocks May, illustrator.

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition