LEAF, Munro; Illustrated by Robert Lawson.
The Story of Ferdinand.
"AND FOR ALL I KNOW HE IS SITTING THERE STILL, UNDER HIS FAVORITE CORK TREE, SMELLING THE FLOWERS JUST QUIETLY" exceptionally rare FIRST EDITION, advance review copy OF THE STORY OF FERDINAND; signed by both Robert Lawson and Munro Leaf
New York: The Viking Press, 1936.
$25,000.00
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Item Number: RRB-147285
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First edition, first printing, advance review copy of Munro Leaf’s beloved children’s classic, one of the most popular and enduring children's books ever published. Octavo, original half tan cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Robert Lawson. Signed by both the author and illustrator opposite the title page, "Robert Lawson" "and Munro Leaf." From the library of American publisher Charles C. Fleming with a memorandum on his Whittet Printing Co. letterhead to the front free endpaper, stamped "Received Sep 23 1936 C.C.F." indicating that the book was received in the month of publication which is stated on the copyright page. The first print run of The Story of Ferdinand by Viking in September 1936 sold 14,000 copies priced at $1.00. The following year saw sales increase to 68,000 by 1938, selling roughly 3,000 copies per week. That year, it outsold Gone with the Wind to become the number one best seller in the United States. Very good in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the price of $1.00 on the front flap. Exceptionally rare, we have never seen another advance review copy.
The Story of Ferdinand.
$25,000.00
Out of Stock
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