THE CHICKEN BOOK by Garth Williams 1st Edition 1946 W/ Super Rare DJ!

Description: THE CHICKEN BOOK by Garth Williams Howell, Soskin 1946, 1st edition, 1st printing. (hardcover) Very Good in Goodto VG dust jacket. [unpaginated]. Short 8vo, oblong (8.5" X 9.5"). Paper-covered illustrated boards; top board and spine yellow paper; bottom board green paper. A couple small stains to top board. Rubbing to edges, as expected with shelf wear and a small crack to bottom of front hinge as well as a bump, mid front spine ( see photos). Corner of title page creased. Textblock remarkably bright and clean. This copy in the original, exceedingly scarce jacket. Dust jacket coloured as boards. Dust jacket edges chipped. Age-toned, most deeply at extremities; lightly dust dirtied. Jacket not price clipped, showing $1.50. With the blemishes duly noted, this remains a superior copy of this scarce title, the only one we have ever seen in dust jacket. Amazing!

Price: 399.95 USD

Location: San Francisco, California

End Time: 2024-12-07T19:34:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD

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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Binding: Hardcover

Place of Publication: United States

Signed: No

Publisher: Howell, Soskin

Subject: Children's

Original/Facsimile: Original

Year Printed: 1941

Language: English

Illustrator: Garth Williams

Special Attributes: 1st Edition

Author: Garth Williams

Region: North America

Personalized: No

Topic: Children's

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Character Family: no