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“Wilbur
never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren
dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart.
She was in a class by herself…”
White,
E.B. Charlotte’s Web. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1952). Octavo,
original decorated beige cloth, original pictorial dust jacket. $2400.
First
edition of one of the world’s most beloved children’s books,
illustrated with forty-seven black-and-white drawings by Garth Williams.
Book
ever so slightly cocked, otherwise fine; extremely bright dust jacket
with only the slightest edgewear. A superb copy, rare in this condition.
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