The Wishing Tree

New York: Random House, 1964. First printing Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine to fine condition. 466/500. Octavo. 82 [5]pp. Original olive cloth cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine, and debossed floral design, in original light olive dustjacket with brown lettering on spine, this hand-numbered 466; housed in original illustrated olive slipcase with white lettering on spine. Turquoise top edge and endpapers. Hand-numbered on limitation page. Illustrated double-title page. Illustrated by Don Bolognese. Atmospheric tale written for Faulkner's future stepdaughter. "If you are kind to helpless things, you don't need a Wishing Tree to make things come true."(Faulkner) Light wear to edges of slipcase, else in fine condition.