McCloskey, Robert (1914-2003) One Morning in Maine

Description:

McCloskey, Robert (1914-2003) One Morning in Maine. New York: Viking, 1952.
First edition, the text printed in blue throughout, bound in gray publisher's cloth, with a sunrise over the ocean blocked in white on the front board, in a sun-faded and tattered jacket, missing a large chunk from the spine and adjacent section of front panel, a smaller portion missing at the foot of the spine, some tape repairs on verso;
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) Little House on the Prairie, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935, illustrated by Helen Sewell, stated first edition with "E-K" on copyright page, no jacket, bound in publisher's gray cloth, blocked in brown, spine sunned, cloth beginning to fray along the spine;
[and] Mary Norton's (1903-1992) The Borrowers, New York: Harcourt, Brace, & Co., [1953], stated first edition, bound in publisher's light blue cloth, the spine discolored, in a nice jacket with bright colors, minor wear and chipping, the spine slightly sunned. (3)

Provenance: from the collection of Julia F. Carter (1884-1980).
Estimate $400-600


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