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James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 29, 1998
First edition. [28]pages. The box (measuring circa 3 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches). Slight offset tanning on first and last leaves (from the fur), rabbit fur slightly rubbed at tips of two corners, else a very good copy in original publisher's lidded, pictorial box. The box (measuring circa 3 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches), with die-cut hole on top lid [as issued, to allowing the fur to show through] is moderately tanned and soiled, short bumped tear at one corner (archivally mended), else very good [28]pages. The box (measuring circa 3 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches). Seller Inventory # 325044
Title: Little Fur Family. Pictures by Garth Williams
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, [New York]
Publication Date: 1946
Edition: First edition.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Original wraps. Condition: Near fine. The first edition of Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown, bound in rabbit fur, with illustrations by Garth Williams. (illustrator). First Edition. Book measures 2.5" x 4". Hardcover wrapped in genuine rabbit fur. Solid text block, faint transference opposite endpapers, thin crease to leaves from previous bend. A near fine example with almost all fur intact. Protective cardboard box measures 3.5" x 5". Light wear to corners, a bright and sturdy example. Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952) wrote numerous children's books, including titles like Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and The Color Kittens. Little Fur Family features illustrations by Garth Williams, a children's literature artist best remembered for his work on Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web. Seller Inventory # 15275
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