PADDY'S CHRISTMAS ,Uncommon in first edition., in Blue, Yellow B/W Dustjacket of Mama Bear & Baby Bear Cub outside in Snow Looking thru Christmas Wreathed Window with Bright Lights Glowing inside ,A charming & very scarce Christmas

by Helen A. Monsell, Illustrated in Color & B/W by CALDECOTT HONOR ARTIST- Kurt Wiese,Front Yellow Inner Flap DJ Original $1.00 Intact

Verlag: ALFRED A KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1942

HBDJ, 1942 on Title & Copyright pg, 1st U. S. edition STATED, 1ST Printing., VERY GOOD/GOOD,9 x 6 3/4 Book; binding firm, mild bumping and chipping to top and bottom edges with minor soiling to boards else boards straight and clean with sound color; 4 x 6 in. paper shadow to front and rear free end pages with few faint soil spots to interior pages else text free of marks, appears gently read. Dust jacket ( $ 1.00 ) has mild bumping and chipping to spine and cover edges with small paper loss to flap fold ends and top rear cover, 1/2" x 1/2" paper loss to spine ends with 1 1/2" closed tear to bottom spine, 1" closed tear to top front cover with 2 1/2" crease, mild toning and fading to spine and covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. ,A charming & very scarce Christmas story about a young Bear, Paddy, a bear cub, wants to find out about "Christmas" & gets help from Aunt & Uncle Bear. It isn't until he asks Mother bear- who know Paddy better than anyone, that the little boy gets the answer to "What is Christmas?". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 28334

Bibliografische Details

Titel: PADDY'S CHRISTMAS ,Uncommon in first edition...
Verlag: ALFRED A KNOPF, NEW YORK
Erscheinungsdatum: 1942
Einband: Hardcover
Illustrator: Kurt Wiese
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good
Auflage: 1st Edition