first edition
1947 · Philadelphia and New York
by Macdonald, Betty; Bennett, Richard
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1947. Very good plus in very good jacket.. Scarce first edition of the first book in MacDonald's beloved midcentury series starring Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, reclusive loner and psychological manipulator extraordinaire. 8'' x 5.5''. Original bright blue pictorial cloth. Top edge tinted blue. In original unclipped ($2.00) pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated with color and line drawings by Bennett. 118, [2] pages. Light wear and bumping to boards. Light chipping and several small closed tears to jacket edges. Spine sunned. Light soil to rear jacket panel.
(Inventory #: 49897)
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