Written by Carson McCullers. Illustrated by Rolf Gerard. First Edition, First Printing. 1964. 5 ¾” by 8 3/8”. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. HC, DJ. 31 pages.

Orange linen boards with two dancing pigs on the front cover. Hardcover is in Near Fine condition. Slight rubbing at the spine cover ends and corner tips. Spine ends are bumped. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is in good condition. Moderate sunning and fading along the DJ spine. Numerous chips along the top and bottom edges with paper loss (see pictures). Dust jacket is NOT price clipped.

This is Carson McCullers first and only children’s book. Her other works include: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding, Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Ballad of the Sad Café, The Square Root of Wonderful, etc. This used edition sells for $75 - $125 on the Internet - if you can find it in this condition.

An excruciatingly hard-to-find volume.

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