THE STORY OF FERDINAND

by Munro Leaf

$850 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix · No longer available

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1937 . First English edition of the pacifist children's classic, banned in Franco's Spain at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Item #15986 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

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