THE STORY OF FERDINAND
$850 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix
Signed
New York: Viking, 1937. Signed early printing of the pacifist children's classic, soon to be banned in Franco's Spain at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Near fine in very good plus jacket. Item #55826 The first collaboration of Lawson and Leaf, FERDINAND was a hit with children but caused controversy among adults: the story of the bull who would rather smell the flowers than fight with the other bulls was read
Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.