Item #ABE-1479587525130 The Story of Wilbur the Hat. Hendrik Van Loon.
The Story of Wilbur the Hat
The Story of Wilbur the Hat
The Story of Wilbur the Hat

The Story of Wilbur the Hat

Horace B. Liveright, 1925. Hardcover. A charming and whimsically illustrated children's story: "Being a true account of the strange things which sometimes happen in a part of the world which does not exist. . Written and drawn for the fun of it by Hendrik Willem van Loon" (title page). 10.25" x 7.5". Black cloth boards with pictorial pastedown front cover and gilt titles to spine, illustrated endpapers. 110 pages with vivid color illustrations. Dust jacket matches front cover, priced $3.50 on front flap. Condition: Wear to top and bottom edges, corner, head/tail of spine. Previous owner's name and year 1932 marked in blue ink to front paste-down endpaper. A four-leaf clover was pressed between pages 14 and 15 and has left a light brown mark. We are leaving the four-leaf clover inside for your good luck. Dust jacket: 2.5" x 2" chip missing from back cover, spine, and left corner of front. Many other small chips and tears to dust jacket, now protected in Mylar cover. Very Good / Fair. Item #ABE-1479587525130

Price: $140.00

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