The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle

$5,000 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

First edition

New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1969. First edition, first printing with number line reading 1-5 on copyright page, and A3450 code on rear. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket. Faint soiling to cloth, light wear at corners and spine ends. Previous owner name and inscription to front paste down and front free end paper, with a vintage bookseller tag to paste down. Pages show light reading wear. Carle's

• Printing: first

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