Description: The Little HouseBURTON, Virginia Lee Publisher: Houghton MifflinLocation: Boston, MADate: 1942Binding: Oblong quarto, original blue cloth.Edition: FIRST EDITIONPrinting: 3rd Printing Description:First Edition, Third Printing of Virginia Lee Burton's classic, The Little House. Presenting in its very scarce and notoriously fragile Original Dust Jacket. A handsome example of this award-winning children's book. "Once upon a time there was a Little House way out in the country. She was a pretty Little House and she was strong and well built." The welcoming beginning to the 1943 Caldecott Medal winner, Virginia Lee Burton's The Little House. "Taking her cue from her small sons, Aristides and Michael, Burton chose subjects that would intrigue children [including] Mary Ann, the steam shovel [Burton’s books] have heroes and heroines children can understand and enjoy, ingenious and satisfactory endings and lively illustrations. The books survive because they exhibit so effectively the elements most basic to children’s literature" (Silvey, 109-10). Condition:Book binding tight and square. Full bound cloth boards clean and bright with only moderate age-toning to ages and a couple pen-sizzed spots to bottom right of front. Illustration to front well-retained. Some rubbing to corners with mild loss. Fraying to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and unmarked but for small gift inscription neatly penned to top right of front endpaper and some light finger smudges scattered throughout. Dust Jacket presents well. Moderate to heavy wear to edges, creases, hinges and head and foot of spine with open and closed tears and some areas of partial separation. Loss to corners and head and foot of spine. Light shelf-wear and darkening to panels, but vibrant color well-preserved. More than one-half loss of title to spine. Flaps clean with light age-toning to edges. Original Price of $2.50 Not Clipped. A very nice example of this celebrated children's classic.
Price: 455 USD
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Language: English
Special Attributes: First Edition, Original Dust Jacket, NOT Reproduction / Facsimile, 1st Edition
Region: North America
Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classics
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1942
Original/Facsimile: Original
