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BURNETT, FRANCES HODGSON.
Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Illustrated by
Reginald B. Birch. 14-page publisher’s ads at end. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, stamped in
gold, red, and black, minor wear to spine tips and corners, light fingersoiling; penciled
ownership inscription above short erasure on front endpaper.
FIRST EDITION
,
FIRST ISSUE
with DeVinne Press imprint on p. [210], signature mark “12” on page 177 and “14” on
page 209.
NewYork: Scribner’s, 1886
[400/600]
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BURTON,VIRGINIA LEE.
The Little House.
Illustrated by the author. Square
4to, original pictorial teal cloth stamped in cream; pictorial dust jacket, price-clipped, one
small cellotape repair to verso of spine panel head, 5mm chip to spine panel foot not
affecting lettering, few inconspicuous smudges; illustrations bright and unmarked.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1942
[4,000/6,000]
FIRST EDITION
,
FIRST PRINTING IN THE VERY SCARCE DUST JACKET
,
with the 1942 date printed
on the title page. One of the rarest and most sought after children’s classics. “Burton knew exactly
what she wanted in a picture book ... information and significant detail as well as the accustomed clarity,
humor and imagination.The wonder is that she achieved what she wanted without losing the spon-
taneity...” (Bader, pp.199-201). Caldecott Medal winner.