first edition
1985 · New York
by Sloane, Eric
New York: Dodd Mead, 1985. First Dodd Mead Edition. Near fine in bright red cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and black image of a barn on the front board. An oblong small quarto of 9 3/8 by 10 7/8 inches with a bump to the heel of the spine. In a very near fine, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/2 inch closed tear at the upper rear corner of the front panel and light rubbing and wear to the ends of the spine area. 113 pages of text and drawings by Sloane of wonderfully detailed illustrations of barns throughout. A slightly abbreviated version of the first edition published by Funk & Wagnalls in 1967. This copy lacks the color plates which appeared in the Funk & Wagnalls printings. (Inventory #: TB31192)