Description: [ROBERT MCCLOSKEY, CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS] MCCLOSKEY, Robert (Author & Illustrator) "LENTIL" New York. The Viking Press. 1940. First Edition. Tan linen with red embossed face of Lentil. Red spine lettering. Top edge with red stain. Upper edge of book and jacket with harsh rub as shown. With original pictorial dust jacket (unclipped "$2.00"). Contents clean. Hinges sound. Overall, very good. The story of a boy named Lentil, who was "very happy except for one major tragedy - he couldn't sing a note, he couldn't even whistle. One day a great emergency confronted the town of Alto, Ohio, and this book tells how Lentil and his harmonica rose to the occasion" (from front flap).A scarce copy of a difficult (and expensive) pre-war children's picture book to acquire in collectible condition.Please email any questions -
Price: 979.99 USD
Location: Beverly Hills, California
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1940
Topic: Literature
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
