Lassie Come-Home
- SIGNED Pictorial boards
- 1943: John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia
1943: John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Margaret Kirmse. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MARGUERITE KIRMSE (1885-1954), THE LEGENDARY BRITISH ARTIST DEVOTED MOSTLY TO DOG SKETCHES AND THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATOR OF THE "LASSIE" BOOKS, on the title page. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the May 1943 9th printing. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (light offsetting at the final "Contents" pg. and the "Illustrations" pg.) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping to the tips and at the spine crown. Thick octavo, Kirmse's wonderful etchings throughout complementing Eric Knight's text. The original title in the "Lassie" series, the one that started it all.