White, E. B.

Stuart Little. New York: Harper & Row, [1945]

8vo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; 210 x 140 mm). Illustrated by Garth Williams. Publisher's green cloth; minor wear at extremities. Original pictorial dust jacket, in mylar; mended tear at fold of back flap and at head of spine, tiny tear at foot of spine.

Publisher's green cloth; minor wear at extremities. Original pictorial dust jacket, in mylar; mended tear at fold of back flap and at head of spine, tiny tear at foot of spine.
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First edition, later issue, of E. B. White's first children's book, inscribed by the author: "for Dale Bergeron with love E. B. White." Although signed or inscribed copies of White's second children's book, Charlotte's Web, are scarce, signed copies of Stuart Little are even rarer and more sought-after.