BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1960 VOL. 40

Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1960. First edition. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First printing of this delightful collection of children's stories, including the first Richard Scarry-illustrated edition of the Oz story "With Dorothy in Oz." The Best In Children's Books series presented an assortment of fairy tales, prose and poetry, offering a new spin on beloved stories. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original pink and grey pictorial leatherette boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 158 pages. Contemporary owner name on front and rear flyleaves. Jacket with mild edgewear, a bit of rubbing. Binding with a touch of shelfwear, scattered foxing to edges of textblock. Bright.