Show Lamb - Hildreth T. Wriston, First Edition 1953, Abingdon Press

Hildreth T. Wriston. Show Lamb. Illustrated by Peter Burchard. New York and Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1953. First Edition. Octavo in publisher’s green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and front cover; illustrated yellow endpapers depicting a boy and his lamb; 128 pages with several full-page black-and-white drawings. A wholesome 1950s juvenile novel about rural life and responsibility, Show Lamb follows a young boy’s journey from tending his family’s sheep to preparing one for exhibition at the county fair. Wriston captures the rhythms of farm life and the moral lessons of hard work and empathy, while Burchard’s sturdy line illustrations evoke classic mid-century children’s book art. Condition: Near Fine. Clean, tight, and bright with minimal shelfwear; endpapers lightly toned; prior owner’s decorative bookplate and name (“Judy Roth”) neatly on front pastedown. No dust jacket. Edition Note: Copyright page states “©1953 by Hildreth T. Wriston,” with no later printings indicated—confirming the true first edition. Hildreth T. Wriston was an American author of mid-century children’s fiction, often exploring themes of faith, community, and agricultural life. Her works for Abingdon Press reflected postwar rural values and were frequently used in Sunday-school and library programs.…