E.B. White (1889-1985) & Garth Williams (1912-1996), illus. Stuart Little. Inscribed First Edition.
E.B. White (1889-1985) & Garth Williams (1912-1996), illus.
Stuart Little. Inscribed First Edition.
New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, 1945.
Stated first edition, octavo; with "I-U" on the copyright; signed and inscribed by the author to Sam and Margaret Thompson, "with my best" in blue ink on the half-title; illustrated in black-and-white by Williams; bound in publisher's beige pictorial cloth stamped in green and white, light green illustrated endpapers; in the publisher's unclipped illustrated dust jacket (portion of spine panel repaired at verso, minor edgewear with a few small losses repaired with archival tape, some toning and soiling, couple smalls stains; scattered spots and stains to contents; binding bright and well-preserved, only gently bumped at spine ends); 8 x 5 ¼ in.
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E.B. White (1889-1985) & Garth Williams (1912-1996), illus.
Stuart Little. Inscribed First Edition.
New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, 1945.
Stated first edition, octavo; with "I-U" on the copyright; signed and inscribed by the author to Sam and Margaret Thompson, "with my best" in blue ink on the half-title; illustrated in black-and-white by Williams; bound in publisher's beige pictorial cloth stamped in green and white, light green illustrated endpapers; in the publisher's unclipped illustrated dust jacket (portion of spine panel repaired at verso, minor edgewear with a few small losses repaired with archival tape, some toning and soiling, couple smalls stains; scattered spots and stains to contents; binding bright and well-preserved, only gently bumped at spine ends); 8 x 5 ¼ in.
Condition
Condition: Please contact the Specialist for the auction to request a condition report.Condition reports and additional images are provided as a courtesy and should be used by you to aid in the formation of your own opinion regarding condition. All material is sold subject to Swann's standard Terms and Conditions of Sale as published in our catalogues and posted on our website, and include the following terms: (1) all property is sold "as-is"; and (2) works cannot be returned on the basis of condition.
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