The Red Pony by John Steinbeck - 1945

New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Wesley Dennis. 1st Printing 1 Copyright date 1945, first Illustrated edition, first printing. Illustrated throughout by Wesley Dennis. Beige cloth over boards with blue border around the front panel gilt lettering on the blue background on the spine and a glued on illustration of a colt on the front board. All page edges tinted dark blue. Illustrated inside covers front and back. No tears, bent pages, previous owner's name written on the inside upper right of the flyleaf page. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine are almost nonexistent. A beautiful first illustrated edition housed in a tape repair and slipcase. Text and illustrations are bright and clean, binding is secure, a most solid collectible children's book. Size: 7�" - 9�" Tall