Little Appaloosa by Hader, Berta and Elmer - 1950

The Macmillan Co., 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. First printing stated. Green cloth with black lettering. Gift inscription and pencil notation on endpapers otherwise text block is clean, somewhat toned. Heavy toned at hinges and front hinge fully exposed but still tightly bound. Some spotting and soil at cloth edges and spine.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1949. Stated first printing. Squarish 4to. Green cloth binding stamped in black. Boards very slightly bowed.One faint finger smudge on fore-edge of title page. Otherwise this book is in beautiful, fine condition./Crisp, colorful dust jacket with a tiny bit of soiling on the white area of the front panel.A few shallow chips and closed tears. Back flap has some creases.. The Haders have created such charming, colorful illustrations full of life and action.. Berta and Elmer Hader, artist-authors have an enviable record in the field of children's books. Working together they create both the text and pictures and their keen and sympathetic understanding of childhood interests has resulted in delightful stories beloved by boys and girls everywhere. The Caldecott Medal was awarded to THE BIG SNOW as "the most distinguished picture book for children" in 1948. Written for children ages 6-8. When Ben's father gave him an Indian pony, a little appaloosa, for his birthday, Ben's… Read More

Very Good, Good++ Macmillan First Edition, 1949 4TO, B/W,Color Ills, Hardcover Hardcover in dust jacket. Very nice green cloth boards with light soil. Light endpaper soil. Text pages are clean. Color illustrated dust jacket shows some soil and tanning. $2.50 price present on lower fly leaf. Edge wear and closed tears. Looks good in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

New York: The Macmillan Co., 1949. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Green cloth, lettered/illus. in black. Slightly rubbed spine extremities. Clean, bright interior, firm binding. Color illus. dust jacket slightly chipped at head of spine and with 1/4" loss at heel, several short closed edge tears, front flap corners clipped but $2.50 price still intact, now in mylar. Stated 1st ptg. Very scarce in DJ..