1942, ISBN: 393798ff8faa5a1ccbf470afab79626c

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[SC: 55.18], [PU: Houghton Mifflin, Boston], COLLECTIBLE CHILDRENS BOOK,THE LITTLE HOUSE FIRST EDITION,VIRGINIA LEE BURTON, Jacket, First edition of one of the rarest and most sought afte… Altro …

[SC: 55.18], [PU: Houghton Mifflin, Boston], COLLECTIBLE CHILDRENS BOOK,THE LITTLE HOUSE FIRST EDITION,VIRGINIA LEE BURTON, Jacket, First edition of one of the rarest and most sought after children's classics. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth. Light rubbing to the spine tips, a near fine copy in an excellent unrestored dust jacket that shows a small chip to the crown of the spine and some light wear. Small ink inscription opposite the title page. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. "Once upon a time there was a Little House way out in the country. She was a pretty Little House and she was strong and well built." So begins Virginia Lee Burton's The Little House, winner of the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1943. "Taking her cue from her small sons, Aristides and Michael, Burton chose subjects that would intrigue children [including] Mary Ann, the steam shovel [Burton’s books] have heroes and heroines children can understand and enjoy, ingenious and satisfactory endings and lively illustrations. The books survive because they exhibit so effectively the elements most basic to children’s literature" (Silvey, 109-10).<

1943, ISBN: 393798ff8faa5a1ccbf470afab79626c

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1942. First edition of one of the rarest and most sought after children’s classics. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth. Light rubbing to the spine tips, a… Altro …

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1942. First edition of one of the rarest and most sought after children’s classics. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth. Light rubbing to the spine tips, a near fine copy in an excellent unrestored dust jacket that shows a small chip to the crown of the spine and some light wear. Small ink inscription opposite the title page. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Once upon a time there was a Little House way out in the country. She was a pretty Little House and she was strong and well built." So begins Virginia Lee Burton's The Little House, winner of the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1943. "Taking her cue from her small sons, Aristides and Michael, Burton chose subjects that would intrigue children [including] Mary Ann, the steam shovel [Burton’s books] have heroes and heroines children can understand and enjoy, ingenious and satisfactory endings and lively illustrations. The books survive because they exhibit so effectively the elements most basic to children’s literature" (Silvey, 109-10)., Houghton Mifflin, 1942, 0<

1942, ISBN: 393798ff8faa5a1ccbf470afab79626c

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[SC: 35.71], [PU: Houghton Mifflin, New York], LITERATURE, Jacket, 40 pages. 23 x 25 cm. Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal for this beloved children's classic, which along with … Altro …

[SC: 35.71], [PU: Houghton Mifflin, New York], LITERATURE, Jacket, 40 pages. 23 x 25 cm. Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal for this beloved children's classic, which along with Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel is her best-known work. She said that the story was based on her own house's experience of being moved from the street to a field full of daisies. GROLIER CHILDREN'S 86. In tune with the 19th century Arts and Crafts movement, she founded the textile collective, Folly Cove Designers, in Cape Ann, Massachusetts and designed some of the textiles. Small nicks to front cover head and foot. Orig. illustrated blue cloth front cover with white circular frame. Fine in very good dust wrapper<