Increase Rabbit

Light soiling to the covers and rubbed corners. The binding is loosening. There are 8 (some of these are double pages) pagess that are loose from the string binding at the back of the book. A book club edition. The dust jacket is very good, mylar covered with book club edition in the bottom right hand corner. Signed by both T. L. McCready the author and illustrator Tasha Tudor. Dated 1958. Increase Rabbit started life with unimpressive name of George. He was one of two fine Belgian Hares which Mrs. Warner brought home for the children to enjoy on their New Hampshire farm, But when , a few weeks later, George" was discovered to be the proud mother of seven baby rabbits, the children promptlly renamed her Increase. This was not the only time Increase was to surprise the Warners, for she turned out to be a very unusual rabbit in many ways, and quite different from her rather fluffy husband , Albert. The adventures Increase has when she decides to move from the rabbit hutch into the house, her friendship with the Warner's tomcat Mr. Stubbs, and the mischief she gets into because of her unconbrollable love of munching, make a delightful styory which is made even more enjoyable by Tasha Tudor's pictures. A book that needs some repair of the loose pages, but would be a nice addition to anyone's library. …