Description
No Dust Jacket as issued. The Very Good+ binding is staple-bound, illustrated paper over boards with a foil spine, the front cover shows Thumbelina riding a bird with a flower in the background, red and black lettering, the rear cover is advertising for The Little Golden Library. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. Thumbelina is one of the most charming and childlike tales of the great Danish story-teller, Hans Christian Andersen. It is presented in a brief retelling, with pictures by Gustaf Tenggren, the Swedish-American artist whos pictures are loved by children everywhere. The lovely color illustrations by Gustaf Tenggren can be found on every page. The book measures 6.7″ wide x 8.0″ tall.
First Edition, “A” is present on the last page.
About Little Golden Books
The Little Golden Books were printed in September 1942 and for sale in stores in October. One and a half million books were sold in just five months. With an initial series of twelve titles each having a print run of 50,000 copies, the first Little Golden Books were priced at a very affordable 25 cents each. Wikipedia
