$120
Milhous, Katherine (1894-1977) The Egg Tree , Inscribed, with a Drawing. New York: Scribner's, 1950. First edition, signed by Milhous on verso of ffep, with Julia Carter's name inside a Pennsylvania-Dutch style heart, surmounted by another smaller heart sprouting a yellow tulip, all in red, yellow, and green colored pencil; bound in turquoise publisher's cloth, with the dust jacket bearing the Caldecott sticker, the sticker torn away at the top, the jacket with a large tear, extending from the inside of the front panel, down to the bottom left corner of the front, repaired on the verso with cello-tape without loss, otherwise good with minor chipping to corners and spine ends; winner of the 1951 Caldecott award for children's book illustration. Provenance: from the collection of Julia F. Carter (1884-1980).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
