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1957 The Butterflies Come
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Description
Author's Presentation Copy, Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper
The first edition, first printing.
With a signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper from American artist and author Leo Politi, with an original illustration of a flower and butterfly from Politi, which has been hand coloured by the child he inscribes the work to.
In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.
A delightful children's work following two young children who encounter thousands of monarch butterflies, which migrate through Monterey - where the children live - every year.
Illustrated throughout in colour.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Author's inscription and original illustration to front free endpaper. Small chips and closed tears to head of front wrap, with small loss to head of back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.
Near Fine
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