Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Viking Press. 1936. Second printing with second printing dust jacket. DUST JACKET: Not price-clipped withn original price of $1.00. Rough 1" tear to top of front panel. 1/2" on bottom front panel. Heavy wear to top and bottom of spine. with abrasion wiping out much of the 'V' to 'Viking' on the spine. Two 1"+ tears on the top and bottom edges of the back panel. The tear on the bottom has about a 1/4" chip. Wear tyo the top and bottom edges of the joints to flaps. Spine is sun-faded. Now protected by a removable mylar dj cover. BOOK: Slightly cocked. Some wea to the bottom cover edge. Otherwise, no previous owner markings. No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since DH12b
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf is the classic about the bull that doesn't fight with the classic illustrations by Robert Lawson.