Mary Poppins Opens the Door

New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. Very good +/very good +. Mary SHEPARD and Agnes SIMS, illustrators. First edition. 12mo; 239pp; tan cloth over board, navy stamped title and vignette of Mary Poppins on front, lettered spine; pictorial endpapers; copyright page has declaration of wartime Governmental publishing; spotting to upper edge, minimal shelf-wear; unclipped blue and yellow pictorial dust jacket with price of $1.75 on the front flap, light wear to edges; very good plus. The Mary Poppins series of books is by Australian author Pamela Travers (1899-1996) and features the magical British nanny and her adventures "popping-in and popping-out." The first three novels set forth the story and the last five series books record additional adventures. A wonderful library addition for any Mary Poppins fan!