The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf, 1938 First US Edition w/Facs Dust Jacket

Description: And for all I know he is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, smelling the flowers just quietly. Here we offer the first retail edition, stated sixteenth printing, of the pacifistic classic children's picture book, The Story of Ferdinand, by Robert Lawson, published by The Viking Press, New York, just at the onset of World War II. After the war, the US Army distributed 30 thousand copies of the book to German children to inspire them to be grow up to be a less aggressive generation. The book comes wrapped in the highest quality facsimile of the first edition dust jacket, printed on coated heavyweight bond. The polymer coating on the paper ensures the brightest colors and sharpest prints, as the ink sits atop the paper rather than being absorbed into the fibers. Boards are worn with a faded spine (please see pics). Intact decorative endpapers are uninscribed. Very tight and square binding; very bright and crisp text with some light stains. The book measures approximately 8.5 x 7.25-inches; 60 unnumbered pages. The dust jacket comes sleeved in ph-neutral mylar and ready to slip into your collection.This very special first will make a wonderful addition to your collection or a very thoughtful gift! Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Please click HERE to peruse our shelf of other iconic children's firsts! ** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!** Thank you for your interest! ***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***

Price: 69.95 USD

Location: Bronx, New York

End Time: 2025-01-30T01:38:24.000Z

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