Stuart Little
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. First edition. 8vo, 131pp. Pictures by Garth Williams. Illustrated beige cloth in jacket. Light damp staining to upper edge of rear board else very good in good only jacket, spine toned and chipped along folds, at corners, and edges.
Stated first printing of this classic from E. B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams, his first work for children.
This copy from the library of children's literature expert and Ohio State University professor, Charlotte Huck (1922-2005), bearing her signature on the ffep. Huck served on both the Caldecott and Newbery Honor committees and authored the standard textbook, Children's Literature in the Elementary School. In 2014, the National Council of Teachers of English established an award in her honor, each year recognizing a transformative, compassionate work of children's fiction. Item #5749
Price: $250.00