Description
Near Fine dust jacket with wrap around illustration of various animals. A mylar dust jacket has been added. The Near Fine binding is green cloth over boards with gilt lettering and a small design of bunny at lower corner on front. Color frontispiece and color and black-and-white illustrations by Harrison Cady. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 8.5″ tall x 6.6″ wide.
Stated: Republished in 1985
About the book (from the dust jacket)
“Old Mother West Wind came down from the Purple Hills in the golden light of the early morning. Over her shoulders was slung a bag– a great big bag- -and in the bag were all of Old Mother West
Wind’s children…”
Long ago in the year 1910, children began to read and listen to the book with this wonderful beginning. In all the years between they have continued to read and listen. Peter Rabbit, Johnny Chuck, Reddy Fox, and all their companions in field and wood and water are as familiar to children everywhere as they are to the Merry Little Breezes which Old Mother West Wind let out of her bag.
Now this first story of Old Mother West Wind comes to you in a special Golden Anniversary Edition to commemorate its long life and to honor its author, one of the best-loved storytellers of America. It is also a tribute to the artist whose drawings have depicted Mr. Burgess’s animals in so many books, yet who has never before illustrated an edition of Old Mother West Wind. For this Mr. Cady has done seven new paintings in full color.
