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[Garth Williams, illustrator]. Two First Editions of Children's Classics, including: E. B. White. Charlotte's We... (Total: 2 Items)
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Charlotte and the Cricket, Illustrated by Garth Williams
[Garth Williams, illustrator]. Two First Editions of Children's Classics, including: E. B. White. Charlotte's Web. Pictures by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, [1952]. First edition, with "I-B" on the copyright page. Octavo. 184 pages. Publisher's brown cloth with decorative blue and black titles. First issue dust jacket with $2.50 price and four blurbs for Stuart Little on the rear panel. Toning to dust jacket, with minimal wear to the extremities. Near fine. [and:] George Selden. The Cricket in Times Square. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Ariel Books/Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, [1960]. First edition, first printing. Octavo. 151 pages. Publisher's lavender cloth with black spine titles. Minor shelf wear to binding and dust jacket. Bookstore label on front dust jacket flap. Still, a near fine copy. Though this pair of first editions appear here in the catalog, they are NOT from the Garth Williams estate.Auction Info
2011 April New York Signature Rare Books Auction #6053 (go to Auction Home page)
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April, 2011
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