Published by Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York, 1958
Seller: E. M. Maurice Books, ABAA, Torrington, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edward Sorel (illustrator). Stated First Edition. Hard cover with rubbed spine ends, bottom corner bumped; pictorial dust jacket with a few edge tears, original price intact ($2.95). A retelling of Riquet with the Tuft-of-Hair, about an ugly baby blessed by a fairy to be generous and kind and who will one day find a pricess who finds him the handsomest prince in the land. Illustrated with wonderful artwork by Edward Sorel--his first children's book, best known as a political satirist and cartoonist with work appearing in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, etc. Size: Small 4to.