The Tale of Little Pig Robinson.
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First edition
Philadelphia: David MacKay Company,, 1930. A fine copy First US edition, first printing. McKay were prepared to publish more black and white illustrations than the UK publishers, Warne, resulting in an additional 12 drawings appearing in the US edition, as well as 13 head and tails for the chapters. The colour plates were the same for both editions. The two editions were likely published simultaneously, though the exact publication date of the US edition is unknown. Octavo. Frontispiece, 5 colour illustrations, and 34 full-page black and white illustrations by the author. Original blue cloth, titles and pictorial pig motif to front board in maroon and gilt, titles to spine in maroon, pictorial endpapers. With dust jacket. Housed in a blue cloth solander box. A fine copy. Linder, p. 432; Quinby 30a.
- Year: 1930
- Edition: First Edition
- Printing: first
- Binding: hardcover
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