Near fine in printed cloth covered boards with blue text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 inches with illustrated end sheets. There is a dated, Christmas 1944, gift inscription on the verso side of the first free end page. In a very good, unclipped first state dust jacket without the John Newberry Medal seal with two long closed tears which have been repaired using archival tape on the verso side of the jacket and with rubbing and wear to the ends of the spine area and at the fore corners of the panels. Signed by the author without an inscription or date on the fly title page. 128 pages of text with illustrations throughout from the iconic drawings of Robert Lawson. The winner of the John Newbery Medal for 1944. The title for this book comes from the name the author gave to his home in Westport, Connecticut. A very handsome, signed copy which is scarce in this condition. Seller Inventory # TB31837

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Rabbit Hill

Publisher: The Viking Press,, New York:

Publication Date: 1944

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

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