Foxes Three. Illustrated by Pamela Johnson.
[1975] · Philadelphia
by Burkett, Molly and John. [Johnson, Pamela; Illus.].
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, [1975]. F irst American Edition, As Stated. Octavo, brown cloth, gilt letters, 160 pp. Illustrated. Fine, in Very Good+ dust jacket with small chip to spine. “To John Burkett, the three tiny chocolate brown animals in the basket looked more like mongrel puppies then ten-day-old fox cubs. With their soft, pink muzzles and pale blue eyes incapable of focusing on anything, they seemed quite vulnerable and hopeless. But soon, with loving care from the Burketts -- including some special mothering from their pet spaniel -- the three cubs grew intoo strong, playful, and alert young foxes, miniatures of the magnificent animals they would become. Told from John’s point of view, this is the heartwarming true story of what it was like to live with the three mischevious, lovable foxes -- especially Jenny, the cub that the Burketts raised to matureity...” (Inventory #: 50217s)